The Philadelphia Story (1940)
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Reviews Counted:45
Fresh:45
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.5/10
Consensus: Offering a wonderfully witty script, spotless direction from George Cukor, and typically excellent lead performances, The Philadelphia Story is an unqualified classic.
Theatrical Release:27-11-1998
Synopsis: THE PHILADELPHIA STORY boasts an incredible cast, but it's Katharine Hepburn's picture in more ways than one. Tracy Lord (Hepburn), a Philadelphia heiress, is about to marry coal-company executive... [More]
Starring: Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, Ruth Hussey
Director: George Cukor
Reviews for The Philadelphia Story
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Romantic comedies are rarely this fabulous. Full Review |
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Cukor and Donald Ogden Stewart's evergreen version of Philip Barry's romantic farce, centreing on a socialite wedding threatened by scandal, is a delight from start to finish, with everyone involved working on peak form. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Excellent casting, a great storyline and a shrp script mean that this remains a classic of the genre and one of Katherine Hepburn's best roles. Full Review |
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5/5 |
Brilliantly entertaining.
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4/5 |
Grant, Stewart, and Hepburn deliver impeccable performances. Full Review |
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Boasts qualities other movies merely dream of: prestige wit and drop dead glamour. Full Review |
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In short, The Philadelphia Story lifts the daily drudge into a charming never-never land, with complete footnotes excusing its existence. And besides, it's a good, entertaining show. Full Review |
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Every time Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and Jimmy Stewart connect in a scene, we hear the happy ding! of quality champagne crystal. Full Review |
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4/5 |
With such a stellar cast, a fine director working in the type of picture he did best, and some genuinely witty dialogue, this film has all the ingredients for a great comedy. Full Review |
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The smarties are going to relish Philadelphia Story a lot more than the two-bit trade... Full Review |
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George Cukor gives it the royal treatment with a splendid supporting cast... Full Review |
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Is The Philadelphia Story about cutting Katharine Hepburn down to size? Full Review |
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Approaching it as a fairytale with a moral--Hepburn meets her prince but gums it up and need to rediscover her own humanity-Cukor directs with stylish elegance that serves the play perfectly-one of his masterpieces and a sampler of Classic Hollywood Cinem Full Review |
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4/5 |
O charme do trio principal e a inteligência dos diálogos permitiram que o filme envelhecesse maravilhosamente bem.
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3/5 |
I don't think anyone really cares about the fact that this was intended to be a cunning class satire with a capital C, but it's got big stars, they say cool things, they look good, it's funny, and the right guy gets the right girl in amusing fashion. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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4/4 |
[Relies] less on physical comedy and more on immaculately delivered zingers. Full Review |
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4.5/5 |
Everyone and everything about the film is mostly perfect, and what the movie ultimately says about the nature of love is still prescient. Full Review |
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This film is Hollywood at the top of its game. Full Review |
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