An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
Directed by Taylor Hackford · 124 min · Drama, Romance
64.5 TOPICAL score · #1,031 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Zack Mayo is an aloof, taciturn man who aspires to be a navy pilot. Once he arrives at training camp for his 13-week officer's course, Mayo runs afoul of abrasive, no-nonsense drill Sergeant Emil Foley. Mayo is an excellent cadet, but a little cold around the heart, so Foley rides him mercilessly, sensing that the young man would be prime officer material if he weren't so self-involved. Zack's affair with a working girl is likewise compromised by his unwillingness to give of himself.
An Officer and a Gentleman (1982, directed by Taylor Hackford) has a TOPICAL score of 64.5 - ranked 1,031 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and audience, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 6 awards from 16 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Critics: 79% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 75. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (1,241 ratings) · IMDb 7.1/10. Wikipedia covers it in 41 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics79% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 75
- AudienceTMDB 7/10 (1,241 ratings) · IMDb 7.1/10
- Awards6 wins, 16 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 41 languages
- Still read51,844 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Richard Gere (actor #612), Debra Winger (actor #577), Louis Gossett Jr. (actor #988), David Keith
“An Officer and a Gentleman was well received by critics and is widely considered one of the best films of 1982.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10