Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell

Catty New York socialites gossip about a friend and her husband's girlfriend.

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Unrated, 2 hrs. 12 min.

Directed by: George Cukor

Release Date: January 1, 1939

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DVD Release Date: July 2, 2002

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  • July 14, 2008
    Lightning fast dialog. I couldn't catch it all in one viewing. Especially Russell, I don't think I've ever seen a character so high strung, clumsy, and crazy. Most of these women prove that high society does not necessarily mean high class! Great story and good acting for the...( read more) most part. Excellent display of these actresses' talents without men getting in the way. Many more movies have been made without female characters, so this was a great way to flip that concept on its head. Regular soap operas have an even mix of men and women, that is what they are based on, the relationships between the sexes. This movie is successful in dealing with relationship issues from the female point of view without a single guy making an appearance. And it steals you into this secret world most men don't see.
  • December 16, 2007
    What a great screen gem with some of the best stars of all time....Norma Shearer, Joan Crawford, Joan Fontaine, Rosalind Russell and more!! This was released from MGM (one of my all time fav studios) in a big year....1939 the year of Gone With The Wind, Wizard of Oz and more. Thi...( read more)s is a lovely film that discusses what ladies and others will do when the claws have to come out!!!!
  • June 7, 2008
    There is a lot of good acting here but wow...SO dated. It really makes you realize how far women have come in film.
  • August 21, 2009
    I just love this movie, it is one of my all time favorites!
  • June 29, 2009
    here it is! =D i love this movie.
  • June 19, 2009
    This flick is so catty and glamorous, a great view of the era, but gossip and infidelity, no matter what year it is, can be brutal. A rare film for the day with an all woman cast.
  • June 3, 2009
    The Women was the quintessential chick flick. It just wasn't my cup of tea. Very female-oriented.
  • April 13, 2009
    Talk About Cat Fights...This movie wrote the book on catfights between women
  • April 3, 2009
    When prim and proper ladies of society meet hilarious comedy.







    The remake better be good or I'm gonna be maad.
  • December 22, 2008
    Yes I know it's a movie from the 30's but this is an instant classic! You almost have to watch it a couple of times to get all the great lines in it. Screen writers had to be so creative since the Haye's Code was in play. Even with that, they still manage to get the lesbian chara...( read more)cter in there.

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