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Year
1938
Runtime
102 min.
Director
Howard Hawks
Genre
Comedy
Rating *
7.8
Votes *
41,243
Checks
11,798
Favs
1,210
Dislikes
147
Favs/checks
10.3% (1:10)
Favs/dislikes
8:1
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  1. Typically Thomas's avatar

    Typically Thomas

    A. Movie. Is. Not. Bad. Because. The. Characters. Are. Not. Likable. 3 years 10 months ago
  2. Paper_Okami's avatar

    Paper_Okami

    One of the funniest movies ever still holds up after 72 years! 13 years 9 months ago
  3. TalkingElvish's avatar

    TalkingElvish

    Really struggled with this film. I can see the appeal, the manic energy of it and the zaniness of how the story escalates, the amazing outfits, cars, houses and aesthetics, but GOD this is an irritating film. Firstly, why is Cary Grant's character at all appealing? I can see why Grant himself is, especially when he has an implausibly well paying job at which is he is terrible, why these women throw themselves at him is also something I couldn't get behind. Why have the world's most irritating dog bark all through a scene? How is constant yapping anything other than annoying? I get that its illustrating he inanity of everything else in that scene but how about not having that dog at all? Or that scene at all? Everyone in this film is frustrating, it's assumed that we can get on board with their relentless smugness and that the premise of Baby doesn't get old, which it does very quickly. The leading characters' arrogance, wanton waste of money, privilege and time was just too daft to begin with let alone built a story on. So much extraordinary talent was involved with this film, and I'm glad so many people can get something out of it and find it hilarious, but, unlike most screwballs, this was phenomenally irritating from beginning to end. 7 years 2 months ago
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  1. This movie ranks #9 in iCheckMovies's 1930s Top 100
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  5. This movie ranks #17 in BBC's The 100 Greatest Comedies of All Time
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  6. This movie ranks #33 in Library of Congress's National Film Registry
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  7. This movie ranks #35 in IMDb's 1930s Top 50
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  8. This movie ranks #42 in Time Out's The 101 Most Romantic Films
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  9. This movie ranks #44 in Geoff King's Film Comedy
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  10. This movie ranks #51 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions
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  11. This movie ranks #57 in Emma Beare's 501 Must-See Movies
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  15. This movie ranks #122 in The New York Times's Book of Movies
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  16. This movie ranks #127 in BFI's 360 Classic Feature Films Project
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  17. This movie ranks #129 in Mark Cousins's The Story of Film: An Odyssey
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  18. This movie ranks #129 in Sight & Sound's The Greatest Films of All Time
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  19. This movie ranks #139 in The Guardian's 1000 Films to See Before You Die
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