Breaking Away (1979)
Directed by Peter Yates · 101 min · Drama, Comedy
65.1 TOPICAL score · #999 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his three friends: the comical Cyril, the warm hearted but short-tempered Moocher, and the athletic, spiteful but good-hearted Mike. Now, Dave enjoys racing bikes and hopes to race the Italians one day, and even takes up the Italian culture, much to his friends' and parents' annoyance.
Breaking Away (1979, directed by Peter Yates) has a TOPICAL score of 65.1 - ranked 999 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on cast. It won 2 awards from 6 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. Critics: 95% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 91. Audiences: TMDB 7.2/10 (309 ratings) · IMDb 7.7/10. Wikipedia covers it in 32 languages.
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- Critics95% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 91
- AudienceTMDB 7.2/10 (309 ratings) · IMDb 7.7/10
- Awards2 wins, 6 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 32 languages
- Still read28,821 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid (actor #1,021), Daniel Stern (actor #1,056), Jackie Earle Haley (actor #1,334)
“The New York Times placed the film on its Best 1000 Movies Ever list.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10