All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Directed by Lewis Milestone · 133 min · Drama, War
85.6 TOPICAL score · #200 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat.
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930, directed by Lewis Milestone) has a TOPICAL score of 85.6 - ranked 200 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and critics, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 3 awards from 5 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Picture. Critics: 98% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 91. Audiences: TMDB 7.8/10 (984 ratings) · IMDb 8.1/10. Wikipedia covers it in 62 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics98% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 91
- AudienceTMDB 7.8/10 (984 ratings) · IMDb 8.1/10
- Awards3 wins, 5 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Picture; Academy Award for Best Director; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 62 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read38,794 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Louis Wolheim (actor #1,456), Lew Ayres (actor #736), John Wray, Arnold Lucy
“Lewis Milestone made significant contributions to [the genre of] the war film.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10