Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)

Name: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Rating: 5

1hr 48m

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3.9/5 (9.7K)
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1hr 48m
(2)
3.9/5 (9.7K)
90%
63

A couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter introduces them to her African-American fiancé. More Details »

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Trailer for this classic starring Sidney Poitier (02:38)

Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Stanley Kramer

Producer:

Georges Glass, Stanley Kramer

Release Date:

Dec 11, 1967

Runtime:

1hr 48m

Synopsis

A couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter introduces them to her African-American fiancé.

Cast

Spencer Tracy
Katharine Hepburn
Sidney Poitier
Katharine Houghton
Cecil Kellaway
Beah Richards
Roy E. Glenn
Virginia Christine
Isabel Sanford

Letterboxd User Reviews

3.9

RATINGS 251 FANS

3.9

Feb 15, 2020

katharine hepburn queen of out of focus crying and firing racist employees

1.7K Likes

eely

Jun 25, 2015

Yes, it plays like a Public Service Announcement for Middle America ca. 1967, but it is a beautifully acted Public Service Announcement. No, it hasn't dated that well, but when Tracy gives the speech at the end, and there's Katherine Hepburn looking on, eyes overflowing…

1.1K Likes

Chris

Apr 26, 2017

the blue pill to GET OUT's red pill

1.1K Likes

Matthew Saponar
Nov 13, 2018

Spoiler: They never actually eat dinner in this film.

763 Likes

Danielle

Feb 20, 2017

Both times someone said "guess who's coming to dinner" the answer was NOt Sidney Poitier. What an absolute plot twist.

616 Likes

KYK

Jan 7, 2024

No joke, the buildup to Katharine Hepburn seeing Sidney Poitier for the first time is the most stressed out I’ve been watching a movie in like a year

553 Likes

Patrick Willems
May 7, 2021

just thought i'd share some information i've learnt because the heartbreaking fact that tracy was dying during filming makes this classic, particularly the ending speech, even more memorable. since they knew how ill tracy was, they wrote two scripts for the film, one with…

442 Likes

Gemma

Aug 9, 2020

To deny the cozy, gratifying, and refreshing aura of this film seems fairly dismissive. '60s cinema has a distinct studio system color palette that both sets it apart from other eras of filmmaking and hooks the viewer in with its sense of warmth and amiability. “Guess…

351 Likes

Sam

Apr 29, 2020

interesting to watch while knowing that it partially inspired get out....... jordan peele’s mind!

329 Likes

siobhan

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mr movie liked

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

this has aged somewhat poorly in a lot of respects but bigoted old asshats putting up a veneer of liberalism will probably never not be relevant

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Samantha Stone liked

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Very much an “of its time” film, but that’s a good thing in this instance. It highlights how far we’ve come while also reminding us of some issues that we see time and time again. For a lot of people, it’s easy to be open-minded in theory, but the true test of character is how you act when it…

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Loren disliked

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Bruh this was buns and such a bad storyline. Totally get the interracial relationship was not heard of at this time and respect the movie taking a positive stance on it, but it’s so unrealistic with how fast they started dating and acting was not good 💀💀💀

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Platypus Lord liked

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

👍👍 Great story! The performances are peak (My first Poitier and K. Hepburn movie). I always laugh in hindsight about the ice cream scene being in this movie.

2Y

Mary liked

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

I liked the story, but it seemed kinda slow during certain scenes and I was ready for it to be over. I think it’s a lot longer than it needs to be.

1Y

Mickerdoo liked

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Important dialogue on love and racism. Poitier, Hepburn and Houghton play well. Tracy ends with a fantastic monologue and transformation.

2Y
Aunt BB loved

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Great story and the ending with Spencer Tracy- so good. His last movie with the love of his life!!

1Y

Zach Adelman is "meh" on

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Important cultural movie at the time… doesn’t hold up

2Y

WSS loved

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Great classic touching on real life problems.

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metacritic

Based on 6 Critics

7.3

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100

Jun 29, 2017

It would be easy to tear the plot to shreds and catch Kramer in the act of copping out. But why? On its own terms, this film is a joy to see, an evening of superb entertainment.

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times