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Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)

Directed by Paul Mazursky · 105 min · Comedy, Drama

37.2 TOPICAL score · #2,913 of 6,776 films

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After returning to Los Angeles from a group therapy session, documentary filmmaker Bob Sanders and his wife, Carol, find themselves becoming vigilante couples counselors, offering unsolicited advice to their best friends, Ted and Alice Henderson. Not wanting to be rude, the Hendersons play along, but some latent sexual tension among the four soon comes bubbling to the surface, and long-buried desires don't stay buried for long.

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969, directed by Paul Mazursky) has a TOPICAL score of 37.2 - ranked 2,913 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on audience. It won 0 awards from 4 nominations. Critics: 79% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.5/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.3/10 (120 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 23 languages.

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Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.

Critics62
Audience23
Awards81
Historical impact25
Lasting engagement31
Cast57
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: Natalie Wood (actor #376), Robert Culp, Elliott Gould (actor #505), Dyan Cannon

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