All About Eve

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Backstage story revolving around aspiring actress Eve Harrington. Tattered and forlorn, Eve shows up in the dressing room of Broadway mega-star Margo Channing, telling a melancholy life story to Margo and her friends. Margo takes Eve under her wing, and it appears that Eve is a conniver that uses Margo.

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Smart, sophisticated, and devastatingly funny, All About Eve is a Hollywood classic that only improves with age.

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John S

It's not a perfect movie but the performances are very entertaining. It's one part vampy chess game and one part cautionary tale.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/13/24

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Domenick

Tremendous craftsmanship, but not as moving and indelible as some other movies in "the canon." Everyone knows its a meditation on the fleeting nature of stardom and apparent ubiquity of petty jealousy and associated betrayals but it seems almost no one can remember plot specifics more than a week or two after seeing it. The towering reputation is inextricably tied to the cult of Betty Davis - and this is arguably her greatest role (apparently Ebert agrees).

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/13/24

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Merick H

One of the greatest films ever made. The writing is excellent and the performances are superb. It is a gripping picture.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/13/24

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nick s

Bette Davis was fantastic. Great dialogue dripping with subtle sarcasm. The story wasn't mind-blowing so this could easily be a flop, but the director and cast makes every moment worth watching.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/23/23

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mich L

This was great, old timey movies usually baffle tf outta me but I was able to understand, empathise & thoroughly enjoy this movie. The acting was superb, storyline titillating &plot engaging af!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/12/23

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Alec B

Mankiewicz wrote one of the great screenplays here, filled with acid wit and unforgettable quips . . . oh, and the cast is perfect.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/13/23

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Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Director

Bette Davis

Margo Channing

Anne Baxter

Eve Harrington

Celeste Holm

Karen Richards

George Sanders

Addison De Witt

Gary Merrill

Bill Sampson

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Pauline Kael

New Yorker

Joseph L. Mankiewicz's bad taste, exhibited with verve, is more fun than careful, mousy, dehydrated good taste. His nonsense about "theatre" is saved by one performance that is the real thing: Bette Davis is at her most instinctive and assured.

Jul 28, 2022

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Richard L. Coe

Washington Post

You'll want to see All Abut Eve a couple of times.

Jul 26, 2022

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Times (UK) Staff

Times (UK)

The script is well capable of carrying out the film's intentions -- it is, indeed, an admirable piece of work and not lacking in wit.

Feb 17, 2022

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

The barbed dialogue is witty and wonderful, delivered with tart insolence by Bette Davis as ... an aging Broadway lioness who watches ruthless cub Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter) pull out her claws as she purrs and insinuates herself into stardom.

Aug 19, 2023

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Mark Johnson

Awards Daily

A penetrating anecdote on the viciousness of narcissism, cynicism, deceit, and celebrity, All About Eve is one of the most revolutionary and sharp-edged screenplays ever written.

Jun 8, 2023

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

All About Eve proved to Hollywood that Bette Davis wasn't ready to quit and it remains one of the greatest films ever made.

Rated: 5/5

Mar 26, 2023

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Synopsis

Backstage story revolving around aspiring actress Eve Harrington. Tattered and forlorn, Eve shows up in the dressing room of Broadway mega-star Margo Channing, telling a melancholy life story to Margo and her friends. Margo takes Eve under her wing, and it appears that Eve is a conniver that uses Margo.

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Screenwriter: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Distributor: 20th Century Fox, Fox
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 13, 1950, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.2K
Runtime: 2h 18m
Sound Mix: Mono
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.37:1)

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