Brazil (1985)
Directed by Terry Gilliam · 143 min · Comedy, Science Fiction
80.2 TOPICAL score · #358 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.
Brazil (1985, directed by Terry Gilliam) has a TOPICAL score of 80.2 - ranked 358 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and critics. It won 0 awards from 2 nominations. Critics: 98% on Rotten Tomatoes · Metacritic 84. Audiences: TMDB 7.7/10 (3,860 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 53 languages.
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- Critics98% on Rotten Tomatoes · Metacritic 84
- AudienceTMDB 7.7/10 (3,860 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 2 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 53 languages
- Still read84,601 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
- Cult statusWikipedia mentions a cult following 3 times
Starring: Jonathan Pryce (actor #538), Robert De Niro (actor #8), Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm (actor #213)
“The magazine also ranked the film number 13 on its list of "The Top 50 Cult Films".”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10