American Graffiti (1973)
Directed by George Lucas · 112 min · Comedy, Drama
80.7 TOPICAL score · #341 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →A couple of high school graduates spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.
American Graffiti (1973, directed by George Lucas) has a TOPICAL score of 80.7 - ranked 341 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and critics. It won 0 awards from 5 nominations. Critics: 95% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 97. Audiences: TMDB 7.1/10 (1,661 ratings) · IMDb 7.4/10. Wikipedia covers it in 48 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics95% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 97
- AudienceTMDB 7.1/10 (1,661 ratings) · IMDb 7.4/10
- Awards0 wins, 5 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 48 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read117,552 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
- Cult statusWikipedia mentions a cult following 1 time
Starring: Richard Dreyfuss (actor #166), Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith (actor #1,175)
“The website's critics consensus reads, "One of the most influential of all teen films, American Graffiti is a funny, nostalgic, and bittersweet look at a group of recent high school grads' last days of innocence."”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10