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1. Hepburn's Ferocious Comeback.
by nycritic on 17 April 2005
2. Plays your heart strings in a masterful glissando.
by budmassey (cyberbarrister@gmail.com) on 5 October 2003
3. My favourite 1940s Comedy
by Minty-5 on 1 January 2000
4. Peerless cast, witty script gives this classic comedy of manners ageless appeal.
by gary brumburgh (gbrumburgh@aol.com) on 9 May 2001
5. The most sophisticated comedy ever!
by Jo-77 on 2 November 1999
6. Dictating her own comeback
by bkoganbing on 12 November 2005
7. Three legends in their prime
by FlickJunkie-2 on 20 May 2001
8. Main Line society wedding
by jotix100 on 11 April 2005
9. Great dialogue, great performances and a real fun, urgent pace to the material make this a delightfully fun film
by bob the moo on 27 December 2005
10. One of the best Romantic Comedies
by MF210 on 18 September 2003
11. The Great Romantic Comedy
by nmathieson on 1 January 2005
12. Grant, Hepburn, Stewart - What more could you ask for?
by Primtime on 19 March 1999
13. Sophisticated and classic comedy!!!
by Heiress on 2 June 2001
14. Best Movie -- But Not Politically Correct!
by (kayjaymercy) on 1 September 2005
15. "The time to make up your mind about someone is never!"
by Kenneth (kkthomas@optonline.net) on 19 December 2001
16. Where's the Beef?
by caspian1978 on 26 December 2004
17. Delightful Classic Romantic Comedy
by Claudio Carvalho on 29 November 2004
18. Fun, But Flawed
by ObieReturns on 12 February 2012
19. The story nearly gave me a headache,but Grant,Hepburn,and Stewart made it fun to watch.
by SmileysWorld on 17 September 2011
20. Rusalka's sixteenth film review: James Stewart's only Academy Award-winning performance!
by Jason John Sanicki on 27 April 2003
21. A model of urbanity and good sense. (spoilers)
by Tom May (joycean_chap@hotmail.com) on 8 October 2002
22. Move over, Spencer Tracy
by pderocco on 23 February 2001
23. Yes, Professor...
by kathy-73 (kathy@uvic.ca) on 28 September 2000
24. "With the high and mighty always a little patience."
by b_oosterwyk (b_oosterwyk@hotmail.com) on 18 September 2000
25. Sophistication par of excellence
by Arkaan Semere (alistair72@hotmail.com) on 27 August 1999
26. Brilliant (if, yes, imperfect) comedy
by jayson-4 on 21 December 1998
27. Three great pros for the price of one
by didi-5 on 21 May 2004
28. I love it
by missygp on 13 June 2002
29. Perhaps the best dialogue from any movie I've seen
by (skuhl@sympatico.ca) on 16 June 2001
30. Comedy magic
by gaityr on 2 February 2002
31. Wow.
by TexMetal4JC (TexMetal4JC@hotmail.com) on 15 October 2001
32. Did not age well
by bart-5 on 1 July 2006
33. You know there's something wrong when a film makes you root for the 'bad guy' ...
by ElMaruecan82 on 10 November 2012
34. a movie like this really shows hoe movie making has changed over the years
by arthera09 on 27 December 2007
35. "How the mighty are fallen."
by Daniel Kincaid on 25 November 2007
36. * * out of 4
by Bleeding-Skull on 11 November 2007
37. Overrated but still entertaining romantic comedy from Hollywood's golden age
by TimothyFarrell on 11 September 2007
38. The unprivate lives of the rich and mighty
by Petri Pelkonen (petri_pelkonen@hotmail.com) on 26 August 2007
39. Three Movie Legends at the top of their game....
by Isaac5855 on 16 May 2007
40. The Philadelphia Story
by film_riot on 2 January 2007
41. Apparently rather misunderstood, delightful romantic comedy
by AvhHines on 3 August 2006
42. One of the greats starring the great Kate, Cary, and Jimmie Stewart! What more can you ask for in a film?
by (sylviastel@aol.com) on 19 April 2006
43. Oldie But Goodie
by katyggls on 7 June 2005
44. Best comedy play so far!
by kenandraf on 18 July 2002
45. I'm in love with Virginia Weidler.
by (dillo@jackalope.demon.co.uk) on 25 January 2001
46. Sometimes what we don't see can make a movie. . . .
by anonymous on 23 December 1998
47. Just Not My Cup of Tea
by gavin6942 on 22 February 2010
48. the best movie ever made
by philadelphiastorygirl on 22 January 2007
49. Simply excellent
by vostf (vik@noos.fr) on 21 December 2001
50. Cary Grant and James Stewart
by jyoung-11 on 24 October 2001

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