Review of The Awful Truth (1937) by Tim H — 19 Nov 2007

LA plus belle comÃ©die romantique de tous mes temps.

This review of The Awful Truth (1937) was written by Tim H on 19 Nov 2007.

The Awful Truth has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of The Awful Truth

Review of The Awful Truth (1937)

By Wezul S (323) on 01 Jul 2014

A couple falls back in love after filing divorce in this screwball comedy…

Read Review

Review of The Awful Truth (1937)

By Adam D (1,043) on 30 Jan 2015

A splendid example of the spontaneous, effervescent film genre known as screwball comedy, Leo McCarey's The Awful Truth (1937) concerns a sophisticated…

Read Review

Review of The Awful Truth (1937)

By Milo B (13) on 20 Jan 2019

Great comedy staring Cary Grant and Irene Dunne. Skippy the dog, known for playing Asta in the Thin Man movies, plays Mr…

Read Review

Review of The Awful Truth (1937)

By Javor B (250) on 27 Jan 2012

Absolutely charming. With this one film, Cary Grant set the standard for his future works and became a cultural icon…

Read Review

Review of The Awful Truth (1937)

By Christopher Machell (333) for CineVue (2,163) on 22 Apr 2018

The film lacks the crackle of Grant’s later masterpieces yet there remains a great deal to enjoy here with an ending that surprises with…

Read Review

Review of The Awful Truth (1937)

By Asha M (15) on 21 Dec 2017

As an okie I could not stop laughing at Cary's line If it (Oklahoma City) should get dull you can always go over to Tulsa for the weekend…

Read Review

Review of The Awful Truth (1937)

By Graham B (342) on 11 May 2013

This is truly one of the great screwball comedies…

Read Review

Review of The Awful Truth (1937)

By Darryl T (44) on 04 Sep 2014

It is a romantic comedy. It is pretty funny. I like the dog…

Read Review

Review of The Awful Truth (1937)

By Scott C (2,765) on 18 Jan 2015

Very old fashioned, very light romantic comedy…

Read Review

Review of The Awful Truth (1937)

By Alec B (1,705) on 06 Jul 2013

The dog's scenes were the best part. the actors delivered their lines in a very labored way…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Zandalee (1991)

By The Fat Man Q (19) on 24 Aug 2011

This is the first of many Nick Cage (or is it Nic Cage?) movie reviews. I'm trying to make a bit of a formula so we have a good standard…

Read Review

Review of Road Hard (2015)

By Chase C (71) on 30 Mar 2015

This was the same movie as the Hammer but it stared Adam as a comedian. less laughs then I though and it dragged a little…

Read Review

Review of Khoobsurat (2014)

By Shilpa Jamkhandikar (137) for Reuters (140) on 05 Jun 2017

If you don't mind a bit of shallow romance, and pretty people falling in love, this might be the film for you…

Read Review

Review of Bachelor Mother (1939)

By Melissa M (577) on 16 Jan 2009

Quite funny at times, but there was too much deceit, dancing, and kissing (yes, I'm strange)…

Read Review

Review of Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960)

By Patricia A (281) on 09 Jul 2007

LOVE Doris Day. Blonde and fresh faced and just lovely…

Read Review

Review of Daawat-e-Ishq (2014)

By Wrik S (270) on 11 Jun 2015

Like a lot of other things, movie making is about the finer points.. thats what goes missing in this one, leading to a downfall…

Read Review

Review of Cloaca (2003)

By Sohil S (64) on 14 May 2009

Nothing interesting to write about this film…

Read Review

Review of Neighbors (1981)

By Janet Maslin (949) for The New York Times (9,847) on 31 Jan 2001

The situation that Neighbors starts off with is funnier than anything that grows out of it, at least the version of the tale by Mr…

Read Review

Review of The Bishop's Wife (1947)

By Paul S (1,717) on 31 Dec 2017

The movie has some redeemable dialog such as this quote by James Gleason: The main trouble is there are too many people who don't know where…

Read Review

Review of Electric Dreams (1984)

By Lawrence Van Gelder (123) for The New York Times (9,847) on 01 Aug 1993

In the failure of Electric Dreams to blend and balance its ingredients properly, plot elements are lost (the brick), credibility is overtaxed…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Inside Out

2015

86%1,276 Reviews

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014

79%1,167 Reviews

Upgrade

2018

76%696 Reviews

Blade Runner 2049

2017

80%2,332 Reviews

A Quiet Place

2018

76%1,685 Reviews

Midsommar

2019

69%207 Reviews

Split

2017

71%1,218 Reviews

Logan

2017

82%1,785 Reviews

Hillbilly Elegy

2020

61%141 Reviews

The Batman

2022

75%430 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

The Awful Truth

1937

81%291 Reviews

Cuties

2020

41%129 Reviews

4 Little Girls

1997

79%95 Reviews

All You've Got

2006

59%207 Reviews

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

2004

48%663 Reviews

Echelon Conspiracy

2009

44%343 Reviews

Jaws

1975

84%985 Reviews

The Man from Planet X

1951

50%32 Reviews

Goat

2016

58%127 Reviews

While You Were Sleeping

1995

73%605 Reviews