Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Dec 11, 1967

1h 48m

★ 7.6

A love story of today.

Overview

A couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter brings home a fiancé who is black.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Stanley Kramer Productions

Columbia Pictures

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Trailers

Cast

Matt Drayton

Spencer Tracy

John Prentice

Sidney Poitier

Christina Drayton

Katharine Hepburn

Joanna "Joey" Drayton

Katharine Houghton

Monsignor Ryan

Cecil Kellaway

Mrs. Prentice

Beah Richards

Mr. Prentice

Roy Glenn

Tillie

Isabel Sanford

Hilary St. George

Virginia Christine

Carhop

Alexandra Hay

Dorothy

Barbara Randolph

Frankie

D'Urville Martin

Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids. When Daniel learns his ex needs a housekeeper, he gets the job -- disguised as a British nanny. Soon he becomes not only his children's best pal but the kind of parent he should have been from the start.

7.7

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6.6

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6.8

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6.4

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7.1

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7.2

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5.4

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6.9

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5.9

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0.0

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7.4

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7.8

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7.5

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