Adam's Rib (1949)

feminism is about women being able to kill their husbands amiright ladies

cathy

“woman shot her husband....” “killed him?” “nope...” “that’s a shame.” “condition critical, though...” “hmm, congratulations!” this is just chemistry overload and wow do i love em (also feminism baby!)

⋆˙⟡ Ellie ✮⋆˙

If you were ever unaware of the chemistry Tracy and Hepburn had, I implore you to watch this movie. Katharine Hepburn slays it as a high powered lawyer, going toe to toe with her husband in a time when it wasn't acceptable to do so. The characters suck but it's insanely…

Ethan Colburn

“a few female tears - stronger than any acid.”i strongly relate to david wayne’s character in this movie because i too would write a song about how much i love katharine hepburn and spend every moment i’m around her telling her how magnificent she is.

eely

your honor the defendant can’t be guilty of shooting her husband if only for the simple fact that she was real hungry when she did it and everyone knows that you’re not you when you’re hungry - katharine hepburn probably

eely

I cant wait to die and thank Katharine Hepburn for this performance

J

Most rom coms are about the Before of a relationship - all the fun stuff. Its rarer that we get something like this: the After, where a couple is settled into their routines, their quirks, their inside jokes. When insults sting harder and cracks in trust are deeper. It may…

Laura Parker-Saladino

On the ‘cuckoo swoon-o-meter’™️ Adam’s Rib should have easily topped the charts, as it has all the ingredients for a recipe I would adore: an Old Hollywood romcom directed by the great George Cukor, written by personal hero and legend Ruth Gordon with her husband Garson…

cuckoochanel

“Adam’s Rib,” about a husband and wife as lawyers on opposite sides of a court case, is often billed as the definitive ‘battle of the sexes’ film. It’s much better seen as an artfully crooked portrait of a symbiotic marriage.  Heavy-handed gender politics aside, “Adam’s…

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