
Movies that feel likeAdam's Rib (1949)
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).
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If Adam's Rib hit the spot, these will too

The same hand behind both of them: George Cukor

One thread runs through both: lawyer

Both keep coming back to the same thing: marriage

Witty where it counts, playful underneath

Both are George Cukor's work, and they rhyme
The difference: Sits closer to drama than Adam's Rib does


Witty romance, and it commits to that

Comedy with a pulse of play, in both cases

Romantic romance in both cases

Both lean on wit more than on comedy
The difference: 21 years apart, and the 1920s show

Romance with a pulse of play, in both cases

Both sit in the same romantic register
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