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SummaryUnfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings, whereupon they start undermining each other's attempts to find new romance.

The Awful Truth

Metascore
87
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Generally Favorable
7.1
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Metascore
87
90% Positive
9 Reviews
10% Mixed
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0% Negative
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100
Chicago Tribune
One of the great screwball comedies. [23 Jan 1998, p.N]
100
Chicago Reader
The issues deepen in a subtle, natural way: the film begins as a trifle and ends as something beautiful and affirmative. A classic.
88
Charlotte Observer
It's one of those films in which even the dog is funny. [14 Mar 2004, p.9E]
80
The New Yorker
Irene Dunne's way with a quip is to smile brightly and wring it dry, but she's at her best here.
80
Los Angeles Times
McCarey and his team of Dunne and Grant bring a patina of slapstick to this high-society story based on Arthur Richman's play and adapted for the screen by Vina Delmar. [03 Oct 1991, p.12]
70
The New York Times
Awfully unimportant, but it is also one of the more laughable screen comedies of 1937.
60
CineVue
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 its tenderness, not-so-subtle eroticism and visual wit.
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Generally Favorable
7.1
79% Positive
15 Ratings
11% Mixed
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11% Negative
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Mar 6, 2025
4
BigP4pa
Es el inicio, posiblemente, de las comedias románticas modernas y eso no es un cumplido. Es decir, la historia es totalmente aburrida, en la que se intenta, de cierta forma, añadir humor, pero no lo consiguen. En ningún momento me reí de forma genuina, todo es demasiado obvio. Desde que empieza la película, más o menos te das cuenta cuál es el objetivo y los posibles giros de guion. Todo es tan superfluo y vano: el romance, el porqué se separan, las razones por las que intentan, sin éxito, estar con otra persona, la forma en la que vuelven a estar juntos. Todo se siente tan artificial, que lo único que podría rescatar es un baile, en el que se levanta la falda de la persona, y que, bueno, me hace recordar a lo que luego hizo Marilyn Monroe. Por lo demás, es horrible, mala película.
Aug 7, 2025
2
Archvile-UT
Проходной ромком с непонятной кучей номинаций на Оскар. Актриса, выбранная на главную женскую роль, какая-то стрёмная. Да и комедийные моменты банальные и топорные. Химии между главными героями нет совсем.
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  • Columbia Pictures
Oct 21, 1937
1 h 30 m
TV-PG
A classic screwball comedy, a memorable night's entertainment
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations
Photoplay Awards
• 4 Wins & 4 Nominations
National Film Preservation Board, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
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