Bringing Up Baby (1938)
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Reviews Counted:35
Fresh:33
Rotten:2
Average Rating:8.4/10
Consensus: With Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy at their effervescent best, Bringing Up Baby is a seamlessly assembled comedy with enduring appeal.
Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: A nonstop profusion of hilarious calamities, coincidences, and misunderstandings ensue when an accident-prone heiress turns a sheltered scientist's life upside down. Dr. David Huxley (Cary Grant)... [More]
Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Charles Ruggles, May Robson
Director: Howard Hawks
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Reviews for Bringing Up Baby
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 4/5 |
Grant e Hepburn estabelecem uma ótima dinâmica e revelam um impecável timing cômico, mas nem mesmo o ritmo invejável da narrativa consegue ocultar o fato de que algumas de suas principais gags envelheceram mal.
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There is little rhyme or reason to most of the action, but it's all highly palatable. Full Review |
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One of the highest high points of the entire screwball comedy genre, with its sharp script and wonderfully balanced leads. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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Though it's almost impossible, try to sit back sometime and enjoy this 1938 Howard Hawks masterpiece not only for its gags, but for the grace of its construction, the assurance of its style, and the richness of its themes. Full Review |
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5/5 |
It's hard to believe that Hawks' lunatic screwball comedy, one of the genre's best, with top-notch turns by Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn, was underrated by critics and a commercial flop; history proves otherwise. Full Review |
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One of the finest screwball comedies ever. Full Review |
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A+ |
One of Hollywood's greatest comedies. Full Review |
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The speedy, 102-minute film is a total delight, and the performances are so invigorating that it can withstand many multiple viewings without losing its sparks. Full Review |
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B+ |
The great screwball comedies of the 1930s and ’40s are polar opposites of today’s, which makes revisiting them a joy. Full Review |
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4/4 |
One of those movies that seems to improve upon repeat viewings. Full Review |
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3/4 |
If Hawks had a real gift it was the ability of moving things along. Full Review |
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There are many who make the argument that Bringing Up Baby is a forgotten treasure ... Don’t believe a word of it. Full Review |
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9/10 |
Its purpose is only to delight, and it succeeds. Full Review |
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A comic classic, plus bonuses for animal lovers. Full Review |
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4/4 |
A textbook screwball comedy with lovably frantic chemistry between its Golden Age stars.
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3/5 |
classic screwball comedy
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5/5 |
The gold standard of screwball comedy.
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4/5 |
One of the great screwball comedies of all time; wonderful patter; delightful performances by Hepburn and Grant. A true timeless winner.
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