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Movies that feel likeAdam's Rib (1949)

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.

If you loved Adam's Rib, the closest films we have are The Philadelphia Story (1940), Smiles of a Summer Night (1955) and The Palm Beach Story (1942). All three share Adam's Rib's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Horse Feathers (1932).

🍅 96% Rotten Tomatoes★ 7.4 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. George Cukorwittyplayfulromantic
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The Philadelphia Story
1940 · dir. George Cukor
🍅 100%★ 7.8comedy · romance

The same hand behind both of them: George Cukor

When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.

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Smiles of a Summer Night
1955 · dir. Ingmar Bergman
🍅 100%★ 7.7comedy · romance

One thread runs through both: lawyer

Early in the 20th century, middle-aged lawyer Fredrik Egerman and his young wife, Anne, have still not consummated their marriage, while Fredrik's son finds himself increasingly attracted to his new stepmother. To make matters worse, Fredrik's old flame Desiree makes a public bet that she can seduce him at a romantic weekend retreat where four couples convene, swapping partners and pairing off in unexpected ways.

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The Palm Beach Story
1942 · dir. Preston Sturges
🍅 94%★ 7.5comedy · romance

Both keep coming back to the same thing: marriage

A New York inventor, Tom Jeffers, needs cash to develop his big idea, so his adoring wife, Gerry, decides to raise it by divorcing him and marrying an eccentric Florida millionaire, J. D. Hackensacker III.

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On the Town
1949 · dir. Stanley Donen
🍅 94%★ 7.3comedy · romance

Witty where it counts, playful underneath

Three sailors wreak havoc as they search for love during a whirlwind 24-hour leave in New York City.

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Holiday
1938 · dir. George Cukor
🍅 100%★ 7.7comedy · romance · drama

Both are George Cukor's work, and they rhyme

The difference: Sits closer to drama than Adam's Rib does

Johnny Case, a freethinking financier, has finally found the girl of his dreams — Julia Seton, the spoiled daughter of a socially prominent millionaire — and she's agreed to marry him. But when Johnny plans a holiday for the two to enjoy life while they are still young, his fiancée has other plans & that is for Johnny to work in her father's bank!

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The Awful Truth
1937 · dir. Leo McCarey
🍅 94%★ 7.6comedy · romance

Comedy built on romance, twice over

Unfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings, whereupon they start undermining each other's attempts to find new romance.

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How to Marry a Millionaire
1953 · dir. Jean Negulesco
🍅 81%★ 6.8comedy · romance

Witty romance, and it commits to that

Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process.

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Horse Feathers
1932 · dir. Norman Z. McLeod
🍅 97%★ 7.5comedy · romance

Comedy with a pulse of play, in both cases

Quincy Adams Wagstaff, the new president of Huxley U, hires bumblers Baravelli and Pinky to help his school win the big football game against rival Darwin U.

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The Seven Year Itch
1955 · dir. Billy Wilder
🍅 84%★ 7comedy · romancePrime Video

Romantic romance in both cases

When his family goes away for summer vacation, a hitherto faithful publishing executive with an overactive imagination is tempted by an attractive new neighbor.

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Steamboat Bill, Jr.
1928 · dir. Charles Reisner
🍅 96%★ 7.8comedy · romance

Both lean on wit more than on comedy

The difference: 21 years apart, and the 1920s show

The just-out-of-college, effete son of a no-nonsense steamboat captain comes to visit his father whom he's not seen since he was a child.

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Seven Chances
1925 · dir. Buster Keaton
🍅 94%★ 7.8comedy · romance

Romance with a pulse of play, in both cases

Struggling stockbroker Jimmie Shannon learns that, if he gets married by 7 p.m. on his 27th birthday -- which is today -- he'll inherit $7 million from an eccentric relative.

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953 · dir. Howard Hawks
🍅 88%★ 7.1comedy · romance

Both sit in the same romantic register

Lorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the disapproval of Gus' rich father, Esmond Sr., who thinks that Lorelei is just after his money. When Lorelei goes on a cruise accompanied only by her best friend, Dorothy Shaw, Esmond Sr. hires Ernie Malone, a private detective, to follow her and report any questionable behavior that would disqualify her from the marriage.

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