A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
Directed by Daniel Petrie · 128 min · Drama, Romance
44.3 TOPICAL score · #2,343 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Walter Lee Younger is a young man struggling with his station in life. Sharing a tiny apartment with his wife, son, sister and mother, he seems like an imprisoned man. Until, that is, the family gets an unexpected financial windfall.
A Raisin in the Sun (1961, directed by Daniel Petrie) has a TOPICAL score of 44.3 - ranked 2,343 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and cast, and lowest on awards. Critics: 90% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.7/10 (153 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 17 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics90% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.7/10 (153 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 17 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read7,968 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Sidney Poitier (actor #36), Claudia McNeil, Ruby Dee, Diana Sands