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Woman of the Year (1942)

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Average Rating: 7.6/10
Reviews Counted: 21
Fresh: 19 | Rotten: 2

As the first romantic-comedy pairing of Tracey and Hepburn, the stars' chemistry is off to a working start and the film's sparkling comedy smooths out any rough patches.

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Average Rating: 6.7/10
Critic Reviews: 5
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 1

As the first romantic-comedy pairing of Tracey and Hepburn, the stars' chemistry is off to a working start and the film's sparkling comedy smooths out any rough patches.

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Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn costarred for the first time in the delectable romantic comedy Woman of the Year. Tracy plays New York sportswriter Sam Craig, who becomes incensed at comments about the uselessness of sports made by foreign correspondent Tess Harding (Hepburn). Sam and Tess subsequently use their respective columns to carry on a feud-at least, until they finally meet face to face. After Sam takes Tess to her first baseball game (one of the funniest scenes ever committed to

Unrated,

Romance, Classics, Comedy

Ring Lardner Jr., Michael Kanin

Aug 27, 1997

MGM Home Entertainment

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All Critics (21) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (19) | Rotten (2) | DVD (3)

The film earlier has one of the very best Tracy-Hepburn love scenes, full of the sense of private shelter that they uniquely purvey.

January 14, 2013 Full Review Source: New Yorker
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Woman of the Year is an entertaining film with superb work by Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy.

March 26, 2009 Full Review Source: Variety
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Tracy and Hepburn were a great team, and this, their first outing together, set the seal on the pattern to follow into the next decade.

January 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out
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For the first time in months, this critical spectator feels like tossing his old hat into the air and weaving a joyous snake dance over the typewriter keys in celebration of Metro's triumphant Woman of the Year...

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times
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The premise is promising...But Stevens lacks the courage to make much of the conflict; the film ends with an embarrassing sequence in which Hepburn is tamed and installed in the kitchen.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | Comments (3)
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Filled with witty lines and hilarious situations, the film is good entertainment, reminding us of Hepburn and Tracy's appeal

April 11, 2008 Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile
Urban Cinefile

Fine Tracy-Hepburn comedy-romance directed by George Stevens.

February 19, 2008
Video-Reviewmaster.com

A marvelous comedy-drama, brimming with wit, style, and sophistication.

November 13, 2007 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide
TV Guide's Movie Guide

The first teaming of Tracy and Hepburn shows the chemistry between the stars, setting the pattern for future and better battle of the sexes romantic comedies.

July 7, 2007 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com
EmanuelLevy.Com

One of the best Tracy-Hepburn movies

January 5, 2005
Atlantic City Weekly

It starts strong, but bogs in a muddled slapstick finale.

November 5, 2003
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

This is the first of many Tracy & Hepburn movies, and the chemistry's not quite there yet in this one. Some impressively funny scenes and a hilarious ending redeem the long stretches of predictability.

August 17, 2003 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com
Filmcritic.com

The Oscar-winning screenplay provides plenty of smart lines along the way as art anticipates life.

May 24, 2003 Full Review Source: Film4
Film4

Brilliant except for the odd part about the adopted child and awkward ending.

February 23, 2003
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

Audience Reviews for Woman of the Year

I do like Hepburn and Tracy, and they give good performances, but the story is too predictable and boring.
September 5, 2010
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Another great Tracy/Hepburn pairing. This is the closest of their films to show their actual relationship behind the scenes.
December 9, 2008
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    1. Sam Craig: Women should be kept illiterate and clean, like canaries.
    – Submitted by Chris P (2 years ago)

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  • La Femme de l'année (FR)
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