Review of Dinner at Eight (1933) by Amber B — 16 May 2008

More serious themes than I expected, but it's still very funny. The last exchange / joke is the perfect ending.

This review of Dinner at Eight (1933) was written by Amber B on 16 May 2008.

Dinner at Eight has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Dinner at Eight

Review of Dinner at Eight (1933)

By Anna Margarethe O (46) on 23 May 2011

Being a doctor in the 30's was cool: Doctor, how much time does he have left? Answer:A few years, months, maybe days…

Read Review

Review of Dinner at Eight (1933)

By Patrick L (1,193) on 26 Mar 2010

Even during oscar time being inundated with contemporary films, I still find comfort in the classics (dressler and burke are fantastically funny)…

Read Review

Review of Dinner at Eight (1933)

By Lauren F (192) on 05 Aug 2008

If George Cukor isn't enough to interest you, then take a look at the cast…

Read Review

Review of Dinner at Eight (1933)

By James H (4,675) on 29 Jul 2009

One of the greatest classic comedies. What a magnificent cast and they are all outstanding. Marie Dressler is at her finest…

Read Review

Review of Dinner at Eight (1933)

By Carlton R (180) on 22 Dec 2011

Fantastic classic silver screen romp, Marie Dressler is outstanding as always, she has a great screen presence, one of the most missed stars…

Read Review

Review of Dinner at Eight (1933)

By Garth B (20) on 14 Jul 2008

Honestly I was expecting better from a Cuckor / Mankawitz (sp?) film. It's a little dated - from the depression era…

Read Review

Review of Dinner at Eight (1933)

By Samantha S (1,257) on 09 Aug 2008

Billed as a classic comedy, but it's somehow kind of a sad movie filled with (comically?) sad people…

Read Review

Review of Dinner at Eight (1933)

By Jess L (793) on 06 Feb 2013

Superb acting, screenplay and direction combining to create an unforgettable and now one of my all time favourite movies, dinner at eight…

Read Review

Review of Dinner at Eight (1933)

By Jim H (1,089) on 02 Sep 2013

This is the story of socialites, their dramas and affairs, as they prepare for a dinner party…

Read Review

Review of Dinner at Eight (1933)

By Luiserghio M (237) on 29 Jul 2010

Remember what I told you last week? I don't remember what you told me a minute ago…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)

By Bosley Crowther (448) for New York Times (5,786) on 25 Mar 2006

[Tashlin], as the writer, producer and director of the film, has let it go mushy and sprawling even more than the original play of George Axelrod…

Read Review

Review of Christopher Strong (1933)

By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 11 May 2007

At the time, Arzner's film was not well-received, but later, feminists and other critics reexamined the incoherent saga in terms of gender…

Read Review

Review of The Roaring Twenties (1939)

By Private U (13,627) on 11 Oct 2008

I love Cagney, I love Bogart (even if he was still playing heavies at this point), but I can't stand Priscilla Lane…

Read Review

Review of Death Takes a Holiday (1934)

By Alexander Z (607) on 09 Nov 2010

Another reviewer wrote that this movie is the definition of stilted. I was thinking the exact same thing when I watched it…

Read Review

Review of All Through the Night (1942)

By Jacob N (225) on 22 Mar 2008

Very mediocre effort. There are comedies from the 1930s and 1940s whose humor translates to this generation (e.g…

Read Review

Review of The Firm (1993)

By Dave L (798) on 29 Apr 2012

Average at best. For the best part of an hour and a half sod all really happens, then in the last hour not much happens either…

Read Review

Review of Come Undone (2010)

By Grisel B (95) on 01 May 2011

Did I missed the ending?...not great…

Read Review

Review of The Saddest Music in the World (2003)

By Chris W (2,796) on 21 Dec 2012

I don't understand how 78% of viewers say they liked it...it is a weird unwatchable movie…

Read Review

Review of Pucked (2006)

By Simon D (1,648) on 23 Oct 2015

Like his music, Jon Bon Jovi's films are terrible. I didn't expect anything different but I just had to see for myself…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Parasite

2019

87%251 Reviews

Inside Out

2015

86%1,276 Reviews

Barbarian

2022

72%115 Reviews

Spider-Man: No Way Home

2021

79%458 Reviews

The Batman

2022

75%430 Reviews

Dark Waters

2019

76%68 Reviews

Alien: Covenant

2017

61%1,909 Reviews

Ford v Ferrari

2019

81%171 Reviews

A Quiet Place

2018

76%1,685 Reviews

Logan

2017

82%1,785 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Dinner at Eight

1933

72%85 Reviews

Restrepo

2010

78%708 Reviews

Earth Girls Are Easy

1988

50%414 Reviews

Z for Zachariah

2015

57%286 Reviews

Slumber Party Massacre II

1987

45%83 Reviews

The Tooth Fairy

2006

40%83 Reviews

Ravenous

1999

67%579 Reviews

10 Items or Less

2006

60%493 Reviews

Ali

2001

66%648 Reviews

Hot Tub Time Machine 2

2015

38%526 Reviews