All About Eve (1950)
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz · 139 min · Drama
95.2 TOPICAL score · #28 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critic sees through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.
All About Eve (1950, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz) has a TOPICAL score of 95.2 - one of the 100 best movies of all time by TOPICAL's score. It scores highest on critics and awards. It won 7 awards from 13 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Picture. Critics: 99% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 98. Audiences: TMDB 8.1/10 (1,777 ratings) · IMDb 8.2/10. Wikipedia covers it in 68 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics99% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 98
- AudienceTMDB 8.1/10 (1,777 ratings) · IMDb 8.2/10
- Awards7 wins, 13 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Picture; Academy Award for Best Director; Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 68 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read59,299 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
- Cult statusWikipedia mentions a cult following 1 time
Starring: Bette Davis (actor #50), Anne Baxter (actor #364), George Sanders (actor #504), Celeste Holm (actor #426)
“"Smart, sophisticated, and devastatingly funny, All About Eve is a Hollywood classic that only improves with age."”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 9/10