Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib is widely considered the pinnacle of Hepburn and Tracy's collaborations. They play a married couple of lawyers representing opposing sides in the trial of a woman who shot her husband after catching him cheating. The legal sparring between them—she with sharp feminist arguments, he with dismissive chauvinism—soon seeps into their personal relationship. With a witty script by Garson Kanin and Ruth Gordon, George Cukor’s characteristically elegant direction, and golden performances from Hepburn, Tracy, and the entire cast, the result is a sharp, fast-paced romantic comedy that has rightfully earned its classic status.