Rotten
A disaster on all counts -- its time, if it ever had one, has definitely passed.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
A love story of today.
1967 · 1h 48m · Approved
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Stanley Kramer
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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Overview
A couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter brings home a fiancé who is black.
Director and cast
- Stanley Kramer Director
- Spencer Tracy as Matt Drayton
- Sidney Poitier as Dr. John Wade Prentice
- Katharine Hepburn as Christina Drayton
- Katharine Houghton as Joanna Drayton
- Cecil Kellaway as Monsignor Ryan
- Beah Richards as Mrs. Prentice
- Roy Glenn as Mr. Prentice
- Isabel Sanford as Tillie
- Virginia Christine Cast
- Alexandra Hay Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
71%
Tomatometer
Rotten
A wishy-washy, sanctimonious plea for tolerance, directed with Kramer's customary verbosity and stodginess.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
A most delightfully acted and gracefully entertaining film.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Fresh
It would be easy to tear the plot to shreds and catch Kramer in the act of copping out. But why? On its own terms, this film is a joy to see, an evening of superb entertainment.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
Examines its subject matter with perception, depth, insight, humor and feeling
A.D. Murphy, Variety
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