A Place in the Sun (1951)
Directed by George Stevens · 122 min · Drama, Romance, Crime
80.2 TOPICAL score · #356 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →A young social climber wins the heart of a beautiful heiress but his former girlfriend's pregnancy stands in the way of his ambition.
A Place in the Sun (1951, directed by George Stevens) has a TOPICAL score of 80.2 - ranked 356 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and historical impact, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 8 awards from 11 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Director. Critics: 82% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 76. Audiences: TMDB 7.3/10 (431 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 47 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics82% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 76
- AudienceTMDB 7.3/10 (431 ratings)
- Awards8 wins, 11 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Director; Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay; Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 47 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read25,546 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Montgomery Clift (actor #260), Elizabeth Taylor (actor #52), Shelley Winters (actor #289), Anne Revere (actor #445)
“In 1991, A Place in the Sun was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10