Fresh
Katharine Hepburn conveys an extraordinary abundance of spirit.
Penelope Gilliatt, New Yorker
Adam's Rib
It's The Hilarious Answer To Who Wears The Pants!
1949 · 1h 41m · Not Rated
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
George Cukor
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Adam's Rib
Overview
A woman's attempted murder of her uncaring husband results in everyday quarrels in the lives of Adam and Amanda, a pair of happily married lawyers who end up on opposite sides of the case in court.
Director and cast
- George Cukor Director
- Spencer Tracy as Adam Bonner
- Katharine Hepburn as Amanda Bonner
- Judy Holliday as Doris Attinger
- Tom Ewell as Warren Attinger
- David Wayne as Kip Lurie
- Jean Hagen as Beryl Caighn
- Hope Emerson as Olympia La Pere
- Eve March as Grace
- Clarence Kolb as Judge Reiser
- Emerson Treacy as Jules Fr-ikke
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
96%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Adam's Rib is a bright comedy success, belting over a succession of sophisticated laughs.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
The performances (not least from Wayne and Hagen) are matchless.
Tom Milne, Time Out
Fresh
Of Adam's Rib we might say...that it isn't solid food but it certainly is meaty and juicy and comically nourishing.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Fresh
The film is a classic, and deservedly so: the conjunction of Tracy's sly listlessness and Hepburn's stridency defines 'chemistry' in the movies.
Chicago Reader
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