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Adam's Rib (1949)

101 min · Daffy Comedy, Forensic, Romantic Comedy, romantic comedy film

Popularity4.5/5
12-month trend6.3k3.7kExpand

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Monthly article views

6.3k02025-09: 6,140 views2025-10: 3,933 views2025-11: 6,326 views2025-12: 3,706 views2026-01: 3,942 views2026-02: 5,842 views2026-03: 4,187 views2026-04: 3,682 views2026-05: 4,141 views2026-06: 6,238 views2026-07: 4,397 views2026-08: 4,556 views
Sep6.1kOct3.9kNov6.3kDec3.7kJan3.9kFeb5.8kMar4.2kApr3.7kMay4.1kJun6.2kJul4.4kAug4.6k

2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

George Cukor

Cast

Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Holliday, Tom Ewell, David Wayne, Jean Hagen, Hope Emerson, Eve March, Clarence Kolb, Emerson Treacy, Polly Moran, Will Wright, Elizabeth Flournoy

The story

Doris Attinger follows her husband with a gun in Manhattan one day, suspecting he is having an affair with another woman. In her rage, she fires wildly and blindly around the room and at the couple multiple times. One of the bullets hits her husband in the shoulder.

Catalogue themes and tags

Court, Empowerment, Feminism, Hochzeit, Husband Wife Relationship, Judge, Man-Woman-Relationship, Murder of Husband, Prosecutor, Role of Women, Strong Woman, Romantic comedy, Romance Film, Comedy

Genres

Daffy Comedy, Forensic, Romantic Comedy, romantic comedy film
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