Badlands (1973)
Directed by Terrence Malick · 94 min · Drama, Romance, Crime
76.3 TOPICAL score · #495 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →An impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town and her older greaser boyfriend embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota badlands.
Badlands (1973, directed by Terrence Malick) has a TOPICAL score of 76.3 - ranked 495 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and historical impact, and lowest on awards. It won 1 award from 1 nomination, including the Golden Shell. Critics: 97% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 94. Audiences: TMDB 7.5/10 (1,404 ratings) · IMDb 7.7/10. Wikipedia covers it in 36 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics97% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 94
- AudienceTMDB 7.5/10 (1,404 ratings) · IMDb 7.7/10
- Awards1 win, 1 nomination - incl. Golden Shell
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 36 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read66,771 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
- Cult statusWikipedia mentions a cult following 2 times
Starring: Martin Sheen (actor #121), Sissy Spacek (actor #131), Warren Oates (actor #886), Ramon Bieri
“David Thomson conversely reported that the work was "by common consent [...] one of the most remarkable first feature films made in America."”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10