← Entertainment TOPICAL Movie Rankings
Breakfast at Tiffany's poster

Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)

Directed by Blake Edwards · 115 min · Comedy, Romance, Drama

81.1 TOPICAL score · #329 of 6,776 films

Vote for it on the board →

Holly Golightly is an eccentric New York City playgirl determined to marry a Brazilian millionaire. But when young writer Paul Varjak moves into her apartment building, her past threatens to get in their way.

Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961, directed by Blake Edwards) has a TOPICAL score of 81.1 - ranked 329 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and audience, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 1 award from 4 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score. Critics: 88% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 77. Audiences: TMDB 7.6/10 (4,595 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 62 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.

Why this score

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

Critics66
Audience89
Awards83
Historical impact99
Lasting engagement87
Cast82
Legacy & cult status21

Starring: Audrey Hepburn (actor #33), George Peppard, Patricia Neal (actor #304), Buddy Ebsen

“The website's consensus reads, "It contains some ugly anachronisms, but Blake Edwards is at his funniest in this iconic classic, and Audrey Hepburn absolutely lights up the screen."”

Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10

← #328 Nights of Cabiria#330 Marty →