Dinner at Eight (1933)
Directed by George Cukor · 111 min · Comedy, Drama
32.3 TOPICAL score · #3,333 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →An ambitious New York socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband, Oliver, contends with financial woes, causing a lot of tension between the couple. Meanwhile, their high-society friends and associates, including the gruff Dan Packard and his sultry spouse, Kitty, contend with their own entanglements, leading to revelations at the much-anticipated dinner.
Dinner at Eight (1933, directed by George Cukor) has a TOPICAL score of 32.3 - ranked 3,333 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and historical impact, and lowest on awards. Critics: 91% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.3/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.8/10 (135 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 20 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.
- Critics91% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.3/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.8/10 (135 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 20 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read4,902 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Marie Dressler (actor #1,161), John Barrymore (actor #1,402), Wallace Beery (actor #419), Jean Harlow (actor #1,078)
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