
Movies that feel likeThe Philadelphia Story (1940)
If you loved The Philadelphia Story, the closest films we have are Adam's Rib (1949), Holiday (1938) and Bringing Up Baby (1938). All three share The Philadelphia Story's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Palm Beach Story (1942).
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If The Philadelphia Story hit the spot, these will too

George Cukor working the same nerve twice

Both are George Cukor's work, and they rhyme
The difference: Leans harder into drama than The Philadelphia Story does

Both are working the same pair: black and white, screwball comedy

The same preoccupation in both: reporter

Common ground: screwball comedy

Witty and playful in the same breath

Both keep coming back to the same thing: black and white

Common ground in both: journalist and journalism
The difference: Sits closer to crime than The Philadelphia Story does

Comedy with a pulse of romance, in both cases



Romance built on romance, twice over
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