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Written by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin, Adam's Rib is a peerless comedy predicated on the double standard. Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn play Adam and Amanda Bonner, a husband-and-wife attorney team, both drawn to a case of attempted murder. The defendant (Judy Holliday) had tearfully attempted to shoot her husband (Tom .. Read more

Starring	Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Holliday, Tom Ewell
Director	George Cukor
Genres	Comedy

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  Funny and charming
  
  Where can you go wrong? Here we have George Cukor, the director of 'Philadelphia Story' and 'My Fair Lady', directing Spencer Tracy and ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Noel Clay
  - Colchester, England
  - 03 Nov 2004 at 20:51
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  - 0
  Dated but still fun
  
  This is one of these great old films for a wet Sunday afternoon but unfortunately terrestial TV no longer shows these oldies. Never mind this classic looks ... read more »
  
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- - Zamy
  - 552 reviews
  - London
  - 25 Feb 2009 at 12:41
- - 0
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  What a classic
  
  I love this film, Tracy and Hepburn were brilliant together!
  
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- - citygirl
  - 121 reviews
  - London
  - 16 Feb 2009 at 12:01
- - 0
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  An outstanding comedy, brilliantly made
  
  The most famous and probably the best of the ten pairings of Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, with zingy, slingy dialogue and a strong plot held up only ... read more »
  
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- - Savage
  - 632 reviews
  - London, England
  - 26 Nov 2008 at 12:13
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  Enjoyable Adam's rib
  
  Not the typical adam and eve story you would expect (as per title) but a real battle of wills. I enjoyed the movie though really felt I was really back in time... read more »
  
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  - Newry
  - 06 Nov 2008 at 08:07
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  Worth watching again and again
  
  Everything said about this film has become a cliche. Please watch and enjoy it and look especially at the performance of Judy Holliday in one of her rare film ... read more »
  
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  - BELFAST
  - 24 Sep 2008 at 21:34
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  - 1
  Wonderful!
  
  One of my favourite films ofa ll time.
  
  Watched it as a kid many times and enjoyed it again as an adult recently.
  
  Highly reccomend.
  
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- - Boogle
  - London
  - 26 Apr 2006 at 14:39
- - 0
  - 0
  Didn't work for me
  
  I'm afraid that despite the glowing reviews from all other quarters of this Web site, this comedy didn't really do it for me. I don't see this ... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 27 Feb 2006 at 18:28
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  Sparkling comedy
  
  With witty, fast wordplay and a genuine warmth, this is a wonderful comedy that I could watch again and again. Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy both shine.
  
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- - K1rsti3
  - London
  - 03 Dec 2005 at 09:10
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  Good Movie
  
  The movie was good and it has good sense of humor. Worth watching once. Great performance from Katherine Hepburn.
  
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- - sant611
  - KENT
  - 15 Oct 2005 at 20:37
- - 1
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  Good, but not that good!
  
  I feel like one of those people who just don't get old films but really I do get them I just found this one a little over rated. There I said it! Yes it is ... read more »
  
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- - Shona
  - Peterborough
  - 07 Oct 2005 at 12:38
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- - 6
  - 1
  Funny and charming
  
  Where can you go wrong? Here we have George Cukor, the director of 'Philadelphia Story' and 'My Fair Lady', directing Spencer Tracy and ... read more »
  
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  - Noel Clay
  - Colchester, England
  - 03 Nov 2004 at 20:51
- - 2
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  A true classic
  
  This film has everything one could wish for in a classic Hepburn/Tracy effort. Snappy dialogue, an engaging plot, a believable relationship between the two ... read more »
  
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- - katinka1969
  - Kent
  - 09 Mar 2005 at 11:29
- - 1
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  Beginning of a great partnership
  
  A fast-paced, witty comedy exploring the double-standards the law applies when dealing with the sexes. The plot is a bit lightweight but the film is notable as ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London, England
  - 25 Nov 2004 at 11:33
- - 1
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  Good, but not that good!
  
  I feel like one of those people who just don't get old films but really I do get them I just found this one a little over rated. There I said it! Yes it is ... read more »
  
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- - Shona
  - Peterborough
  - 07 Oct 2005 at 12:38
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  The Lady Eve
  
  A very good example of classic Hollywood comedy, with a tremendous performance by the two stars, lovers off-screen as well as on, of course. Their dialogue and ... read more »
  
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- - klauski
  - west sussex
  - 31 May 2005 at 13:24
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  - 0
  timeless classic
  
  What is there to say about Tracy and Hepburn that has not ben siad already.This movie i think refected the lives of Tracy and Hepburn if they had married.Superb... read more »
  
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- - jackie dulley
  - scotland
  - 05 Jun 2004 at 15:43
- - 0
  - 0
  The perfect couple
  
  A classic, perfect Sunday afternoon film. It's a cliche but they just don't make them like this anymore. Hepburn and Tracy - is there a more stylish, ... read more »
  
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- - Tracy Davis
  - London
  - 21 Jun 2004 at 09:17
- - 0
  - 0
  Hollywood classic
  
  What can you say a hollywood classic Spencer Tracey and Katherine Hepburn in a comedy about a married couple who happen to be on opposite sides in a courtcase.... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Plymouth Devon
  - 09 Apr 2005 at 16:02
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  They don't make em like this any more!!
  
  It may be an old cliche, but they really don't make em like this any more. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this film, it had me hooked right from the start. ... read more »
  
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- - Esi Kwansema
  - Wood Green, London
  - 05 Oct 2005 at 17:22
- - 0
  - 0
  They don't make em like this any more!!
  
  It may be an old cliche, but they really don't make em like this any more. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this film, it had me hooked right from the start. ... read more »
  
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- 157366
- - Esi Kwansema
  - Wood Green, London
  - 05 Oct 2005 at 17:25

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  Written by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin, Adam's Rib is a peerless comedy predicated on the double standard. Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn play Adam and Amanda Bonner, a husband-and-wife attorney team, both drawn to a case of attempted murder. The defendant (Judy Holliday) had tearfully ...