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All About Eve

1950138 minutesApproved
5.1
Arcplot Score
📝 Unconventional
Unverified
8.2IMDb
🍅 99%Rotten Tomatoes
Ⓜ️ 98/100Metacritic
🎬 8.1TMDb
📊 4.6Popularity
🏆Won 6 Oscars. 27 wins & 22 nominations total
Genre: Drama
Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter) is waiting backstage to meet her idol, talented but aging Broadway star Margo Channing (Bette Davis). It seems innocent enough as Eve explains that she has seen Margo in EVERY performance of her current play. Margo and her friends take Eve under their wing but only theatre critic Addison DeWitt (George Sanders) sees through Eve's evil plan, which is to take Margo's parts and her fiancé, Bill Simpson (Gary Merrill) too.

Box Office

Budget:$1.4M
Revenue:$8.4M
Profit:$7.0M

Arcplot Score Breakdown

Beat Timing Precision4.9/10
Emotional Arc Impact5.5/10
Thematic Consistency5/10
Overall Score5.1/10

Beat Sheet

15 plot points

All About Eve Arcplot
1
Opening Image
1 min
2
Theme Stated
10 min
3
Set-Up
20 min
4
Catalyst
35 min
5
Debate
50 min
6
Break Into Two
60 min
7
B Story
70 min
8
Fun and Games
85 min
9
Midpoint
95 min
10
Bad Guys Close In
105 min
11
All Is Lost
115 min
12
Dark Night of the Soul
125 min
13
Break Into Three
130 min
14
Finale
135 min
15
Final Image
138 min

Emotional Arc

+100-10

Plot Points

#1

Opening Image

1 min

Broadway theater. Margo Channing, a famous actress, preparing backstage. Glamour, fame, tension. Showbiz world established.

#2

Theme Stated

10 min

Margo discussing youth and ambition: theme of rivalry, ego, aging, and the price of fame.

#3

Set-Up

20 min

Eve Harrington, young admirer, arrives backstage. Appears innocent and devoted. Margo and theater circle introduced. Social dynamics, intrigue, and ambition set.

#4

Catalyst

35 min

Eve ingratiates herself with Margo and the theater community. Begins subtle manipulation, proving cunning. Stakes of trust and deception emerge.

#5

Debate

50 min

Is Eve truly loyal or scheming? Margo faces dilemmas in career and personal relationships. Conflict between appearances and reality grows.

#6

Break Into Two

60 min

Eve takes larger role in theater, gaining influence and recognition. Margo begins to feel threatened. Tension rises between mentor and ambitious newcomer.

#7

B Story

70 min

Margo’s personal relationships—lover Bill, friends, and colleagues—intertwine with Eve’s ascent. Emotional core deepens.

#8

Fun and Games

85 min

Eve excels in acting and social maneuvering. Margo struggles to maintain status. Moments of wit, charm, and manipulation highlight the battle for power.

#9

Midpoint

95 min

Eve’s betrayal becomes clear. Margo realizes Eve’s ambition may surpass hers. False victory for Eve: she gains power, Margo faces vulnerability.

#10

Bad Guys Close In

105 min

Eve’s schemes disrupt friendships and theater dynamics. Margo’s trust eroded. Rivals plot, social tension peaks. Emotional stakes high.

#11

All Is Lost

115 min

Margo faces public humiliation and personal betrayal. Eve’s influence seemingly unstoppable. Lowest emotional point for Margo.

#12

Dark Night of the Soul

125 min

Margo reflects on life, career, and consequences of ego and ambition. Emotional introspection, questioning identity and choices.

#13

Break Into Three

130 min

Margo regains composure. Allies recognize Eve’s flaws. Plan to expose true nature of Eve unfolds. Resolution begins.

#14

Finale

135 min

Eve confronted by peers. Margo reasserts professional and personal authority. Balance restored in theater world. Eve humiliated yet unchanged. Lessons learned.

#15

Final Image

138 min

Margo back in spotlight, confident, and respected. Stage lights shining. Triumph of experience and integrity. Closure for mentor-protégé story.