A Single Man (2009)
Directed by Tom Ford · 100 min · Drama, Romance
66.5 TOPICAL score · #930 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Set in Los Angeles in 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, is the story of a British college professor who dwells on the past and cannot see his future. We follow him through a single day, where a series of events and encounters ultimately lead him to decide if there is a meaning to life after the death of his long time partner, Jim.
A Single Man (2009, directed by Tom Ford) has a TOPICAL score of 66.5 - ranked 930 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and audience. It won 3 awards from 4 nominations, including the Dorian Award for LGBTQ Film of the Year. Critics: 86% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 77. Audiences: TMDB 7.3/10 (1,722 ratings) · IMDb 7.5/10. Wikipedia covers it in 36 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics86% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 77
- AudienceTMDB 7.3/10 (1,722 ratings) · IMDb 7.5/10
- Awards3 wins, 4 nominations - incl. Dorian Award for LGBTQ Film of the Year; Dorian Award for Film of the Year; Queer Lion
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 36 languages
- Still read35,925 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Colin Firth (actor #156), Julianne Moore (actor #81), Nicholas Hoult (actor #542), Matthew Goode (actor #992)