- Release date: 1949
- Runtime: 101 min
- Genre: Comedy, Romance
- Starring: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Holliday, Tom Ewell ... See all
- Director: George Cukor
- Plot: When a woman attempts to kill her uncaring husband, prosecutor Adam Bonner gets the case. Unfortunately for him his wife Amanda (who happens to be a lawyer too) decides to... Read more
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Cheeky magnetic romp saying far more than was thought back in the day.
Mar 04, 2008
SergeantDudfoot - imdb.com
Mar 04, 2008SergeantDudfoot - imdb.com
Adam's Rib turned out to be a delightfully cheeky romp with a kicker sense of humour, all acted out with ease by Spencer Tracy & Katherine Hepburn. I love how the film veers from the courtroom right into their marital... Full review
Cheeky magnetic romp saying far more than was thought back in the day.
Mar 04, 2008
RockySullivansRedemption - imdb.com
Mar 04, 2008RockySullivansRedemption - imdb.com
Adam's Rib turned out to be a delightfully cheeky romp with a kicker sense of humour, all acted out with ease by Spencer Tracy & Katherine Hepburn. I love how the film veers from the courtroom right into their marital home... Full review
Definitive Tracy-Hepburn Vehicle Dates a Bit with Polemics But Remains a Comedy Classic
Oct 30, 2006
Ed Uyeshima - imdb.com
Oct 30, 2006Ed Uyeshima - imdb.com
Seven years into their screen partnership, Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn made what is arguably their best effort together, the sixth of nine movies they made together. The zingy repartee and old-shoe comfort in their relationship are in full bloom... Full review
Women's Rites
Oct 26, 2006
camillenowik - yahoo.com
Oct 26, 2006camillenowik - yahoo.com
Two married attorneys do battle in and out of the court-room when a precident setting case involving woman's rights issues is tried in NYC. Its also allows Hepburn the perfect excuse to have a little fun of her own and flaunt... Full review
"I Love Licorice"
Nov 06, 2005
bkoganbing - imdb.com
Nov 06, 2005bkoganbing - imdb.com
Feminist attorney Katharine Hepburn has a new cause. She freely admits to doing a bit of ambulance chasing to get the case of Judy Holliday who shot her husband Tom Ewell after catching him in a love nest with floozy... Full review
This is what Tracy/Hepburn comedies are all about.
Jun 13, 2005
Lee Eisenberg - imdb.com
Jun 13, 2005Lee Eisenberg - imdb.com
Sometimes in life, we experience the most embarrassing situations. But no matter how embarrassing these situations are, they can't possibly be as whacked-out as what the characters in "Adam's Rib" experience.It all begins when Doris Attinger (Judy Holliday) shoots her... Full review
Sparring attorneys
Mar 20, 2005
jotix100 - imdb.com
Mar 20, 2005jotix100 - imdb.com
"Adam's Rib", directed by George Cukor, and with a screenplay by Ruth Ford and Garson Kanin, was one of the happiest films the two stars did together. Mr. Cukor knew how to direct this couple, and it shows. There are... Full review
Adam's Rib (1949) ****
Feb 17, 2005
JoeKarlosi - imdb.com
Feb 17, 2005JoeKarlosi - imdb.com
Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn make fireworks in this cute film about a well-to-do married couple who both happen to be lawyers. Hepburn is a die-hard Woman's Rights supporter, so when a ditzy lady is charged with shooting her husband... Full review
The Best of Hepburn and Tracy
Oct 08, 2004
swayland7 - imdb.com
Oct 08, 2004swayland7 - imdb.com
Of the nine films which paired Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn, Adam's Rib is often considered the best. Writers Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin were friends of the famous couple and wrote the film specifically for them. Kate insisted the... Full review
no Ribs here
Mar 20, 2004
youngtiffany16 - yahoo.com
Mar 20, 2004youngtiffany16 - yahoo.com
Married layers clash in and out of court over a woman's right to shoot her husband and his lover. If i had a husband and he cheated on me, i would shoot him too.... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Nov 18, 1949Three Movie Buffs
Reviewed: June 7th, 2006 No two actors have better represented their gender in the battle of the sexes as Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn in Adam's Rib .
Although Tracy and Hepburn are the two mega stars of this movie they are supported by some great fellow thespians.
... Full Review
| Jul 23, 2008TotalFilm
and this acerbic comedy sees them operating at the peak of their form ... Full Review
Cinema Laser
The performers in ADAMS RIB come no better than those cast in this film.
ADAMS RIB ($25) is one of the great classic film "battle of the sexes", featuring one of the best casts of all time.
... Full Review
apolloguide.com
Of course, you dont need a lot of extras when youve got such an excellent film.
Fortunately, Adams Rib never loses its sense of humour, and the issues are lightly handled, only occasionally stooping to silliness (such as when Tracy is hoisted aloft in court by a female circus performer).
... Full Review
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