8 Best Katharine Hepburn Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 8, 2026

Comedy feel good

Katharine Hepburn built a decades-long career on sharp-tongued independence, often playing women who refused to be tamed by the men or conventions around them. In Long Day’s Journey into Night (1962): A troubled family’s buried resentments and addictions surface over one devastating day. Also notable is Bringing Up Baby (1938): A scatterbrained heiress drags a mild-mannered paleontologist into escalating chaos involving a pet leopard.

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) 01

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)

IMDb ★ 7.5

A progressive couple's beliefs are tested when their daughter brings home a Black fiancé.

Long Day's Journey into Night (1962) 02

Long Day's Journey into Night (1962)

IMDb ★ 8.0

A troubled family's buried resentments and addictions surface over one devastating day.

Pat and Mike (1952) 03

Pat and Mike (1952)

IMDb ★ 7.2

A gifted female athlete's career is managed by a scheming but increasingly smitten promoter.

The African Queen (1951) 04

The African Queen (1951)

IMDb ★ 7.7

A prim missionary and a gruff riverboat captain navigate danger and an unlikely romance during World War I.

Adam's Rib (1949) 05

Adam's Rib (1949)

IMDb ★ 7.6

Married lawyers find themselves on opposing sides of the same attempted-murder case.

Woman of the Year (1942) 06

Woman of the Year (1942)

IMDb ★ 7.2

A celebrated political columnist and a sports reporter's marriage struggles under the weight of her career.

The Philadelphia Story (1940) 07

The Philadelphia Story (1940)

IMDb ★ 7.7

A socialite's wedding weekend is complicated by her ex-husband and a charming tabloid reporter.

Bringing Up Baby (1938) 08

Bringing Up Baby (1938)

IMDb ★ 7.9

A scatterbrained heiress drags a mild-mannered paleontologist into escalating chaos involving a pet leopard.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.