Period of Adjustment is a 1962 American comedy-drama film directed by George Roy Hill from a screenplay written by Isobel Lennart, based on Tennessee Williams' 1960 play of the same name.

George's war buddy Ralph is at odds with his wife Dottie, whom he had married for money, and he dislikes her wealthy parents.

Williams' play was originally going to be directed on Broadway by Elia Kazan who eventually dropped out and was replaced by George Roy Hill.

[4] Hill signed a two picture deal with MGM to direct; the second was to be an adaptation of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich but it was decided to turn that into a TV series so the contract was amended.

In a contemporary review for The New York Times, critic Bosley Crowther wrote: "Whatever there is in the way of humor in watching young married people quarrel and display attitudes in their relations that range between juvenile and immature is made abundantly available in 'Period of Adjustment,'' a tart little motion picture from the play by Tennessee Williams.

[7] According to MGM records, the film earned $2,750,000 in North America and $1.5 million overseas, making the studio a profit of $558,000.

[1][8]Filmink later speculated: Why did Period of Adjustment, based on a play that had been disappointing on Broadway, featuring a B-list cast and then-unknown director, and recipient of mixed reviews, become a sleeper hit?