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Adam's Rib
1949
· Movie
· 101 min
A
MEANRANK
80/100
Every rating
73–96
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 73, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 96. Critics average 92, everyone else 76.
See the most agreed on films →A woman's attempted murder of her uncaring husband results in everyday quarrels in the lives of Adam and Amanda, a pair of happily married lawyers who end up on opposite sides of the case in court.
Details
- Director
- George Cukor
- Writers
- Garson Kanin, Ruth Gordon
- Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Released
- 17 November 1949
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $1.7M
- Box office
- $9.5M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 3 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 3 →0 wins from 3 nominations across 2 ceremonies
| 23rd Academy Awards 1951 | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Ruth Gordon | Nominee |
| 23rd Academy Awards 1951 | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Garson Kanin | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Award 1950 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Nominee |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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23rd Academy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Ruth Gordon | Nominee |
| Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Garson Kanin | Nominee |
Golden Globe Award
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Nominee |