It feels as if it's more about how a couple can playfully fight while facing off in a courtroom rather than whether or not women should be treated impartially.

| Original Score: 4/10 | Aug 3, 2020

Adam's Rib is one of the smartest comedies in years. It is a welcome return to the sophisticated spoofing that Hollywood seemed to have forgotten.

| Jul 25, 2019

Katharine Hepburn conveys an extraordinary abundance of spirit.

| Jan 14, 2013

Adam's Rib is a bright comedy success, belting over a succession of sophisticated laughs.

| Feb 3, 2009

George Cukor directs with a light touch and the film leaps from one priceless moment to the next

| May 23, 2008

An impeccably crafted and scripted classic.

| Oct 16, 2007

Irresistable comedy from one of Hollywood's greatest pairings.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 16, 2007

Delightful, sophisticated comedy sparked by the famous chemistry between Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Oct 16, 2007

The film is a classic, and deservedly so: the conjunction of Tracy's sly listlessness and Hepburn's stridency defines 'chemistry' in the movies.

| Oct 16, 2007

It lost some of its luster with time, but it's still amusing.

| Original Score: A- | Oct 30, 2006

The performances (not least from Wayne and Hagen) are matchless.

Full Review | Feb 9, 2006

A well-written and acted comedy that was ahead of its time in counterpointing some basic assumptions, that there are certain "male" and "female" qualities and that each gender can and must exchange these qualities as trading cards.

| Original Score: A- | Dec 18, 2005

Sex Wars mid-century style. Adam's Rib can't help but look a bit dated, but it sure is a perfect encapsulation of a certain type of couple at a certain time.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 6, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 19, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Aug 7, 2004

Classic stuff.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 17, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Mar 12, 2004

Really funny movie. I enjoyed this one!

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 16, 2003

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 2, 2003

Of Adam's Rib we might say...that it isn't solid food but it certainly is meaty and juicy and comically nourishing.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 20, 2003