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All About Eve

Play trailer3:07Poster for All About EveReleased Oct 13, 19502h 18mDramaPlay Trailer Watchlist
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Backstage story revolving around aspiring actress Eve Harrington. Tattered and forlorn, Eve shows up in the dressing room of Broadway mega-star Margo Channing, telling a melancholy life story to Margo and her friends. Margo takes Eve under her wing, and it appears that Eve is a conniver that uses Margo.
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Smart, sophisticated, and devastatingly funny, All About Eve is a Hollywood classic that only improves with age.

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Pauline Kael The New Yorker Joseph L. Mankiewicz's bad taste, exhibited with verve, is more fun than careful, mousy, dehydrated good taste. His nonsense about "theatre" is saved by one performance that is the real thing: Bette Davis is at her most instinctive and assured. Jul 28, 2022 Full Review Richard L. Coe Washington Post You'll want to see All Abut Eve a couple of times. Jul 26, 2022 Full Review Times (UK) Staff Times (UK) The script is well capable of carrying out the film's intentions -- it is, indeed, an admirable piece of work and not lacking in wit. Feb 17, 2022 Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand The barbed dialogue is witty and wonderful, delivered with tart insolence by Bette Davis as ... an aging Broadway lioness who watches ruthless cub Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter) pull out her claws as she purrs and insinuates herself into stardom. Aug 19, 2023 Full Review Mark Johnson Awards Daily A penetrating anecdote on the viciousness of narcissism, cynicism, deceit, and celebrity, All About Eve is one of the most revolutionary and sharp-edged screenplays ever written. Jun 8, 2023 Full Review Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies All About Eve proved to Hollywood that Bette Davis wasn't ready to quit and it remains one of the greatest films ever made. Rated: 5/5 Mar 26, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Fer S Great movie. Could have been shorter though... Rated 4 out of 5 stars03/25/25 Full Review Emma F Eve, a young actress, manipulates her way into the life of Broadway star Margo, leading to a battle of wits and ambition. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars03/07/25 Full Review Jacob B What can I add to what has already been said about this film? Bette Davis and classic Hollywood rarely were better. Flawless. Rated 5 out of 5 stars03/05/25 Full Review Ishara L I wish I had not read any synopsis. They unfortunately give away the gist of the main relationship. It rendered me confused because Anne Baxter's Eve was so brilliantly innocent at the start. I kept wondering whatever could be wrong about her. For the first half of the movie, I kept thinking that it was Margo herself projecting her own insecurities towards the younger, more employable actress. Because, if it weren't for her friends in the theater keeping her employed, Margo would have more trouble finding roles. But then, slowly cracks begint to appear in Eve's story. And yet, the way it is presented to the audience, I kept not seeing it. Only saw that talented persona she had created herself. Eve is quick with her answers, steering the conversation so that the result will ever be in her favor. Only when she has to drop the mask, to show how vicious she can be to reach her goals, do we know what she has been hiding. Wonderful! Indredible dialogue, witty and biting, combined with excellent acting. (Especially Bette Davis' look of contempt is so mesemerizing to look at.). An excellent look at the woes of the life in theater and how far smart manipulation can get you. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars01/03/25 Full Review David S The early vulnerability of Davis was cool to see maybe - but ultimately a depressing unfortunate ordeal that's being conveyed here, oh and can't compare to my life in any way - privacy invading compliments of the forces of evil! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars12/12/24 Full Review William B Great movie with interesting plot. Several attempts to make it better. Impossible to beat. Rated 5 out of 5 stars11/22/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Joseph L. Mankiewicz

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Bette Davis

Margo Channing

Anne Baxter

Eve Harrington

Celeste Holm

Karen Richards

George Sanders

Addison De Witt

Gary Merrill

Bill Sampson

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SynopsisBackstage story revolving around aspiring actress Eve Harrington. Tattered and forlorn, Eve shows up in the dressing room of Broadway mega-star Margo Channing, telling a melancholy life story to Margo and her friends. Margo takes Eve under her wing, and it appears that Eve is a conniver that uses Margo.
Director
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Producer
Darryl F Zanuck
Screenwriter
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Distributor
20th Century Fox, Fox
Production Co
Twentieth Century Fox
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 13, 1950, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$10.2K
Runtime
2h 18m
Sound Mix
Mono
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.37:1)
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