All About Eve
It's all about women... and their men!
1950 • 139 min • Drama
Synopsis
From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critic sees through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.
Our family guide
Best from age 13- 100 Reviewers · 4 · 60%
- 81 Audience · 1738 · 40%
Eve Harrington schemes her way into the life of Broadway star Margo Channing, taking over her role and causing chaos in her relationships. This classic drama explores ambition and deceit behind the scenes of the theater world. A cynical critic is the only one who sees through Eve's perfect manipulation.
- Violence & peril
- 1/10
- Language
- 2/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 4/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 2/10
- Scary moments
- 1/10
Heads up
- Characters smoke and drink frequently
- Themes of manipulation and betrayal
What it models well
- The importance of genuine friendship
- The value of hard work and talent
- Recognizing true loyalty
Talk about it after
- The nature of ambition and its consequences
- How insecurity can drive harmful actions
- The difference between appearance and reality
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Top billed cast
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz • Crew: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Trailers & clips
Meryl Streep Discusses Bette Davis - Deception - All About Eve - Now, Voyager - Women in Film
All About Eve (1950): Classic Scene - Fasten Your Seatbelts - Bette Davis - Marilyn Monroe
Kristin Scott Thomas on All About Eve | BFI
All About Eve | #TBT Trailer | 20th Century FOX
Critics' Picks: 'All About Eve' - NYTimes.com/video
Reviewer notes
RecommendedCeleste Holm ("Karen") takes pity on stage-door groupie "Eve" (Ann Baxter) when, after the umpteenth time, she encounters her hanging around waiting for the departure of stage star "Margo Channing" (Bette Davis). She decides to take her in and introduce her to her feisty idol.…
Recommended**Fasten your seat belts: this is one of the best films of the 20th century.** There aren't many perfect movies: At least, I don't know many. However, this film is almost certainly one of them. The result of an ideal combination of factors, which harmoniously came together to make it a work of art, it is a timeless film that is as pleasantly watched today as it was fifty years ago.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersExcellent performances by everyone, especially Bette Davis, Anne Baxter and George Sanders, which kept me captivated more so than the story, though the dialogue was amazing. Nothing fantastic all in all but still entertaining. **4.0/5**
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersThis classic is a must with great dialogues and script with a great performance from Bette Davis.
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 8.1/10 (1,738)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1,400,000
- Box office
- $8,402,553
- IMDb
- tt0042192
