Overview
A groundbreaking exploration of love and acceptance in a divided world.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- sincere
- warm
- classic movie night
- discussion group viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a gracefully entertaining and deeply moving social drama elevated by superb performances, while acknowledging its old-fashioned sentiment and polished directness.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Joanna and John’s planned marriage forces both families to confront racial prejudice and social expectations during a single day of discussions.
Most of the conflict unfolds through carefully composed conversations among the Draytons, the Prentices, and Monsignor Ryan in San Francisco homes.
The film centers interracial marriage and presents liberal education, family tolerance, and racial prejudice as urgent 1960s American concerns.
Joanna and John are committed to marrying, while their parents must work through their own assumptions and fears about the union.
Films like Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, and why
One Potato, Two Potato
shared interracial romance, family opposition, socially conscious drama, and emotionally direct relationship conflict
A Patch of Blue
shared interracial relationship, liberal family debate, courtroom-like dialogue, and 1960s social tensions
The Philadelphia Story
shared polished romantic drama, generational conflict, sophisticated drawing-room conversations, and strong ensemble performances
Movie Details
- Director
- Stanley Kramer
- Release Date
- 1967-12-11
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 (939)
Cast
- Spencer Tracy
- Sidney Poitier
- Katharine Hepburn
- Katharine Houghton
- Cecil Kellaway
- Beah Richards
- Roy Glenn
- Isabel Sanford
- Virginia Christine
- Alexandra Hay
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- YouTube TV
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Guess Who's Coming to Dinner about?
- A determined young couple challenges two families to transform liberal principles into acceptance of an interracial marriage.
- What is Guess Who's Coming to Dinner like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Guess Who's Coming to Dinner violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.
- What did critics think of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a gracefully entertaining and deeply moving social drama elevated by superb performances, while acknowledging its old-fashioned sentiment and polished directness.
- Which films are like Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
- Films with a similar feel include One Potato, Two Potato, A Patch of Blue, and The Philadelphia Story.
- How long is Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner runs 108 minutes.
- Where can I watch Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
- In United States, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner streams on YouTube TV.
