A Passage to India (1984)
Directed by David Lean · 163 min · Drama, Adventure, History
58.2 TOPICAL score · #1,386 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Cultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in British colonial India between an Indian doctor, an Englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate, and an English educator.
A Passage to India (1984, directed by David Lean) has a TOPICAL score of 58.2 - ranked 1,386 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 4 awards from 13 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Critics: 77% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 78. Audiences: TMDB 6.8/10 (352 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 38 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics77% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 78
- AudienceTMDB 6.8/10 (352 ratings)
- Awards4 wins, 13 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress; National Board of Review Award for Best Film; Academy Award for Best Original Score
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 38 languages
- Still read29,945 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Judy Davis (actor #432), Victor Banerjee, Peggy Ashcroft (actor #562), James Fox (actor #1,167)