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Philadelphia Story, The (1940)

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All Time

of 190,116

111

1940's

of 9,975

12

1940

of 1,941

3
Comedy
- Comedy All Time
  
  of 36,542
  
  11
  
  Comedy of 1940
  
  of 286
  
  1
  
  Comedy of the 1940's
  
  of 2,305
  
  1
Romance
- Romance All Time
  
  of 6,887
  
  15
  
  Romance of 1940
  
  of 41
  
  2
  
  Romance of the 1940's
  
  of 373
  
  6

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Philadelphia Story, The (1940) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.4740

Avg Critic Score:3.3492

Philadelphia Story, The (1940) Movie Reviews

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4.62%

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Poor

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filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

No self-respecting film snob would speak ill of George Cukor's classic romantic comedy The Philadelphia Story, with its three major stars (plus the overlooked Ruth Hussey), rat-a-tat dialogue, hairpin plotting, and delightful humor. ...read the complete Philadelphia Story movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

George Cukor directs and co-writes this noted classic romantic farce. ...read the complete Philadelphia Story movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

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eFilmCritic.com (Jay Seaver)

"The Philadelphia Story" is darn-near perfect, a breezy romantic comedy from an era when such films were appreciated as more than simply disposable entertainment - it was nominated for and received several Academy Awards, and it may have deserved more. A...read the complete Philadelphia Story, The (1940) review at eFilmCritic.com (Jay Seaver)

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DVD Town (John J. Puccio)

The fact is, after a promising start in movies, Katharine Hepburn was thought difficult to work with and declared "box-office poison" following the financial disappointment of "Bringing Up Baby" in 1938. It could have spelled the end of her career....read the complete Philadelphia Story, The (1940) review at DVD Town (John J. Puccio)

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Film Threat (Brad Laidman)

I don't think anyone really cares about the fact that this was intended to be a cunning class satire with a capital C, but it's got big stars, they say cool things, they look good, it's funny, and the right guy gets the right girl in amusing fashion....read the complete Philadelphia Story, The (1940) review at Film Threat (Brad Laidman)

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Empire Magazine (Jake Hamilton)

Boasts qualities other movies merely dream of: prestige wit and drop dead glamour....read the complete Philadelphia Story, The (1940) review at Empire Magazine (Jake Hamilton)

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