Watch
Baby Face
Your probable score
?

Baby Face

1933
Drama
1h 11m
Your probable score
Avg Percentile 61.29% from 290 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

(290)
Compact view
Compact view
Rated 21 Mar 2010
75
84th
Blunt, almost cartoonish, but just fun. It's satisfying to be able to watch, in the 21st century, the restored, pre-Hays-code version that would later be ravaged with cuts to make it less suggestive. In subsequent years nothing this risqué was produced because the cuts were expected. It's an uncomplicated movie but its straightforwardness and fluid pace work in its favor.
Rated 19 May 2007
80
68th
Gal from the gutter gets read a few lines of Nietzsche and transforms into Kriemhild the Invincible Babe. Fun story of how she gets just about everything she wants by eyelash-fluttering any man in sight into submission
Rated 11 Jan 2011
85
92nd
anxious to see the original ending
Rated 21 Aug 2017
95
84th
Quite racy for it's day.
Rated 08 Mar 2010
79
38th
Sleazy pre-production code drama about an ambitious girl working in a New York high rise who literally sleeps her way to the top. Good Stanwyck vehicle.
Rated 06 Apr 2015
82
85th
Great, amoral fun, and Stanwyck is just fantastic. John Wayne never again in his career had a role so perfectly suited to his capabilities.
Rated 29 Oct 2018
65
86th
Barbara Stansyck's influence over men in this movie has to be called a superpower. Still, it's an enjoyable film and has a brief appearance of John Wayne.
Rated 14 Feb 2011
81
64th
Charming and well made lighthearted drama with an abundance of pre-code daring and Stanwyck's great presence. It falters a little in a few spots but for the most part is a whole lot of fun.
Rated 17 Dec 2007
93
92nd
Serpente de luxo estreava há 90 anos na França. Amo, amo esse filme, talvez seja por causa dele que sou tão apaixonada pela Babs, só não é perfeito por causa do final que é meio destoante do resto do filme. Não à toa foi uma das maiores influências para a implementação do Código Hays. Box OP Cinema Pre-Code.
Rated 23 Feb 2012
65
58th
Ahh, Barbara Stanwyck. Man, oh man.
Rated 27 Jan 2014
75
69th
I love Barbara Stanwyck, but I wouldn't call her "beautiful" and I'm not sure she was totally right for this role. Also, this movie had questionable implications for feminism. Still, it was very enjoyable.
Rated 23 Feb 2016
9
42nd
Star Rating: ★★★
Rated 29 Sep 2013
7
67th
Overall Enjoyment: 32/40, Plot/Themes: 15/20, Cinematography/Direction: 11/20, Acting/Writing: 14/20
Rated 06 Dec 2012
4
55th
If just one character in this mediocre plot could come close to what Stanwyck brings to the table, it'd be so much easier to think better of this. On the positive, it does happen to have a certain elegance to the editing and camerawork for such an early sound flick.
Rated 15 Feb 2013
90
90th
What a fantastic movie. Barbara Stanwyck plays a gal who moves to the big city and uses her power over men to move up in the world and get what she wants, and it's shown as a smart approach rather than a moral problem. The visual metaphors in the film are rich and striking. Make sure you watch the restored/uncut version with a runtime of 75 minutes.
Rated 19 Mar 2007
85
58th
The always magnificent Barbara Stanwyck anchors this film and elevates it from decent to good.
Rated 03 Aug 2011
25
10th
Ugh.
Rated 14 Feb 2013
60
89th
Barbara Stanwyck as a manipulator of men to get all that she wants. And the movie is good. So is she, but one can't help but feel she was wrong for the part as well. She's just too decent to be such a vamp. It's like she tried to be Jean Harlow in Red-Headed Woman (1932) done with a Mae West style of sexual confidence. And Stanwyck is a totally different person then those two and it looks false. But hell, Stanwyck blows both when it comes to beauty, so it still becomes very much watchable.
Rated 05 Feb 2011
79
73rd
Energetic and pre-Code as hell. Frontloaded with really fine, moody camerawork, but once they get to NY it kind of drifts away. Stanwyck is great as usual, and Theresa Harris absolutely rocks it. The fact that she wasn't a major actress is one of the great crimes of American film.
Rated 12 Nov 2020
76
46th
Aesthetically very pleasing. Stanwyck plays her role really well and the fast pace is maintained throughout.
Rated 04 Apr 2012
78
74th
This is the first Pre-Code film I've seen. It really makes me wonder about just how good post-code films could have been. The ending is a bit tacked on but otherwise it's a very good film.
Rated 26 Dec 2010
80
48th
Really great movie, whenever I see these pre-code movies, I wonder how much more awesome all the movies I love from the 40's and 50's could have been if the people making them weren't constantly fighting with the censors.
Rated 07 Dec 2010
76
58th
Barbara Stanwyck is electrifying as a woman who uses her sexuality to climb the social ladder. Not very sophisticated fare, but a lot of naughty, pre-Code fun with a dark edge to it (and a dash of Nietzsche). Theresa Harris is also terrific as Stanwyck's sidekick/servant. Great jazz music thoroughout spices up the picture. The film ends on a sentimental note (even in the uncensored version) that comes out of nowhere and is unearned, but it's still nice.
Rated 14 Feb 2018
3
45th
It's exciting to see this salaciousness in old movies, but the gender roles remain rather quaint. It's still the mother or the whore, only this film has the guts (and lack of censoring oversight) to be about the latter. Swift and to the point, there is no subtlety here, but that's part of a lurid and outlandish appeal. What a vehicle for Stanwyck, the camera highlighting and dwelling on her figure and features: the details of her hair, clothing, and indeed, her legs. And she owns it with gusto.
Rated 22 Nov 2023
60
35th
Ah, that pre-Code era, where the plot can start with a man pimping out his daughter to keep his speakeasy running. I kept thinking throughout the film that HR training sessions would be a lot more interesting if they showed this. Stanwyck is the true star; most of the men are pretty average and interchangeable. As a fan of hers, I'm glad I watched it. I just don't think I'd want to see it again.

Collections

(17)
Compact view
Showing 1 - 17 of 17 results

Similar Titles

Loading ...

Statistics

Loading ...

Trailer

No Trailer