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All About Eve

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Writer-director Joseph L. Mankiewicz's sharp script anchors this story about New York City theater life, with Bette Davis playing an aging Broadway diva who employs a starstruck fan (Anne Baxter) as her assistant, only to learn the woman is a conniving upstart. The now-classic All About Eve won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director (Mankiewicz), Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor (George Sanders).
Netflix Rating: 3.9
NYT Critics' Pick: Broadway jungle. One of the screen's great sophisticated comic dramas. Read the review
Rotten Tomatoes: Fresh 100%: Consensus: Perfectly cast and solidly scripted, this dark Hollywood satire contains a brilliantly self-deprecating performance from Bette Davis. Smart, cynical, terrifically entertaining, and one of the greatest films ever released about the movie industry, All About Eve has retained its edge, and remains a sharp, beautifully-written gem.
Fresh: 51 Rotten: 0 Rotten Tomatoes page
Top Rotten Tomatoes Critics: It crackles with smart, smarting dialogue. full review

TIME Magazine, TIME Magazine

The Zanuck production investiture is plush in every department. full review

Abel Green, Variety

The hoped-for tone of Restoration comedy never quite materializes, perhaps because Mankiewicz's cynicism is only skin-deep, but the film's tinny brilliance still pleases. full review

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

Mankiewicz's flair for dialog is so perfected that all three actresses shoot fireworks whenever they open their mouths.

Douglas Pratt, Hollywood Reporter

A fine Darryl Zanuck production, excellent music and an air of ultra-class complete this superior satire. The legitimate theatre had better look to its laurels.

Bosley Crowther, New York Times

A motion picture that, because of its priceless dialogue and unforgettable lead performance, will never lose its luster. full review

James Berardinelli, ReelViews

Is there anyone alive who hasn't seen All About Eve -- anyone who doesn't love movies, that is? full review

Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle

Mankiewicz's 1950 gem is a wickedly cynical cocktail of laughter and deceit in which everyone has an angle to play. full review

Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News

The presence of All About Eve, while a relief, is also a sad reminder of how in certain ways movies have regressed in the past 50 years. full review

Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee

[Bette Davis'] veteran actress Margo Channing in "All About Eve" (1950) was her greatest role. full review

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times