The Awful Truth (1937)

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Before their divorce becomes final, Jerry and Lucy Warriner both do their best to ruin each other's plans for remarriage... (imdb)

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Genres: Romance, Comedy

Country: USA

Directed By: Leo McCarey

Written By: Viña Delmar, Arthur Richman

Starring: Ralph Bellamy, Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, Alexander D'Arcy, Cecil Cunningham, Molly Lamont, Robert Warwick, Esther Dale, Joyce Compton, Asta

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The Awful Truth belongs to 48 collections

1. 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (public: moderated by kozan26 - 196 stars)

2. Criterion Collection (public: moderated by caffe - 141 stars)

3. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2008 revision) (public: moderated by Scottathon - 38 stars)

4. Academy Award - Oscar - Best Picture and Nominees (public: moderated by smviper00 - 34 stars)

5. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2010 revision) (public: moderated by MMAlpha - 32 stars)

6. New York Times' The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made (public: moderated by theficionado - 28 stars)

7. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2014 revision) (public: moderated by Jehan - 27 stars)

8. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2012 revision) (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 25 stars)

9. National Film Registry (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 22 stars)

10. Oscar: Best Director (public: moderated by kangadoodoo - 19 stars)

11. Academy Award - Oscar - ALL Best Picture, Directing, Acting & Screenplay Nominees (public - 19 stars)

12. They Shoot Pictures' Recommended Viewing (public: moderated by Cinephile - 17 stars)

13. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2017 revision) (public: moderated by iconogassed - 17 stars)

14. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2013 revision) (public: moderated by rant1229 - 16 stars)

15. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2011 revision) (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 14 stars)

16. Adapted from a play/based on a play (public: moderated by djross - 12 stars)

17. films101.com's 5 star films (public: moderated by ppinocchio - 11 stars)

18. Edgar Wright 1000 Favorite Movies (Aug 2016) (public: moderated by Aron Ericson - 8 stars)

19. AFI 100 Years... 100 Laughs (public: moderated by iceblox - 7 stars)

20. IMDb Top of The 1930's (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 6 stars)

21. David Thomson's 1000 Films (public: moderated by MMAlpha - 6 stars)

22. Screwball (public: moderated by Nouilles - 5 stars)

23. Best of criticker: Comedy (public: moderated by avgcrtckr - 5 stars)

24. AFI 100 Passions (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 4 stars)

25. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2007 revision) (public: moderated by Scottathon - 4 stars)

26. Best of criticker: Romance (public: moderated by avgcrtckr - 4 stars)

27. 100 Noteworthy Films of the Romantic Comedy Genre and Beyond (public - 4 stars)

28. TIME All-Time 100 (public: moderated by iceblox - 3 stars)

29. Romantic Comedy (public: moderated by djross - 1 star)

30. Sight and Sound 2002 (Single Vote) (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 1 star)

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Date	User	Rating
Dec 11	mycollection	100 _0%
Nov 02	pjotor	40 _48%
Oct 29	Philosofem	79 _71%
Oct 25	flipperrbm	7 _74%
Oct 21	Guy...	20 _27%
Oct 06	Yiannos	65 _56%
Has a rather unusual take on marriage and divorce for its time. A curious mix of cynicism and frivolity performed in a charmingly playful register. Grant is his usual reliable self, delivering the mostly well written dialogue with panache and verve, and Banks' art deco sets add a touch of class. There isn't much to criticise here, and it ends on an unexpectedly strong note, but you really have to be a fan of the genre to understand its place in the film canon.
Sep 14	mamaska	60 _15%
Aug 21	whitejeft	90 _71%
Aug 17	kurt19151	95 _88%
Aug 17	inmate	85 _82%
Aug 12	garrett2	70 _72%
Aug 09	bal3x	70 _71%
Jul 30	RayB19	90 _84%
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Jul 07	Boromi	60 _17%
Jun 27	mbramhald13	80 _0%
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Jun 02	Grandaddy	70 _61%
May 31	Hyperion+	4 _74%
May 30	shanebarlow3	57 _29%
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May 01	Fuentissimo	51 _63%
Apr 26	nickyeyez	100 _98%
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Feb 23	napolenbrady	86 _40%
86.00
Feb 05	finchereznor	80 _66%
Feb 03	nicolino	72 _76%
Jan 19	jokevv	50 _18%
Jan 19	ibi8588	80 _69%
Jan 13	NathanBates	80 _74%
As always, a typical screwball comedy rushes through lest you say, "Wait. Why would....?" The antics here are generally fitting, even though it's amazing two people about to divorce keep running into each other. I laughed throughout, but now it's starting to become forgotten -- maybe it's because I liked the actors, but I never really liked the characters they portrayed.
Jan 13	gossamer2019	65 _58%
Jan 10	rakke	83 _88%
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Jan 03	Lionel Hutz	41 _40%
Jan 01	HakkaMex	7 _69%
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Dec 05, 2018	TychoCelchuu	78 _39%
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Nov 11, 2018	kappeuter	50 _0%
Nov 07, 2018	Dunstan-xxx	70 _69%
Nov 03, 2018	Greywind543	96 _94%
Oct 22, 2018	Moribunny	40 _27%
A little daring for the Code era, and not the most insufferable of its line of screwball comedies, but still droningly talky and completely and utterly unfunny.
Sep 09, 2018	Zepheus	80 _0%
Aug 11, 2018	Matt92	100 _88%
Aug 09, 2018	Fritz Fass	80 _71%
Jul 26, 2018	CMQuinn	70 _49%
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Feb 23, 2017	Adam P-D	60 _69%
Feb 16, 2017	astrakhan	72 _24%
What a lifeless film. Maybe it's because the whole concept has been done so many times since, maybe it's the script, but this comedy rarely comes alive. The performances don't shine and the jokes fall flat. From the first scene to the last, it's very hard to care whether the bickering couple divorce or get back together.
Feb 15, 2017	RealMacgyver	70 _48%
Feb 11, 2017	porzano	56 _58%
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Aug 24, 2016	tommy_leazaq	57 _52%
Aug 13, 2016	M-B-M	7 _87%
Aug 07, 2016	Tavington	87 _91%
Too bad they don't make romcoms like this anymore.
Aug 07, 2016	gabe5525	92 _74%
Jul 04, 2016	Col_Needham	90 _94%
Jun 30, 2016	GrimsChild	25 _10%
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Feb 07, 2016	NightGoat72	60 _61%
Jan 12, 2016	CosmicMonkey	80 _65%
It starts off weak but it continuously builds on its strengths to provide some solid laughs and sophisticated pathos throughout the middle and a surprisingly sexy denouement at the end. On another note, this film features some of the best costuming I've ever seen in a B&W film, with almost all of Dunne's outfits being absolutely stunning to watch in motion. Solid performances throughout, overall a well-aged screwball comedy.
Jan 02, 2016	kinokkio	3 _29%
Dec 31, 2015	Georgija	45 _4%
Dec 22, 2015	MUBIvotes	40 _86%
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Nov 18, 2015	r/TrueFilm	100 _92%
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Apr 27, 2014	mjjoao	50 _20%
Apr 27, 2014	Molly Jones	92 _88%

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