8 Best Katharine Hepburn Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 24, 2027

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.

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

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