Alice Adams (1935)
Directed by George Stevens · 99 min · Romance, Drama
42.9 TOPICAL score · #2,451 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →In the lower-middle-class Adams family, father and son are happy to work in a drugstore, but mother and daughter Alice try every possible social-climbing stratagem despite snubs and embarrassment. When Alice finally meets her dream man Arthur, mother nags father into a risky business venture and plans to impress Alice's beau with an "upscale" family dinner. Will the excruciating results drive Arthur away?
Alice Adams (1935, directed by George Stevens) has a TOPICAL score of 42.9 - ranked 2,451 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 1 award from 3 nominations, including the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. Critics: 89% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.9/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.7/10 (64 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 24 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics89% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.9/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.7/10 (64 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 3 nominations - incl. National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 24 languages
- Still read3,806 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Katharine Hepburn (actor #41), Fred MacMurray (actor #1,398), Fred Stone, Evelyn Venable