Bugsy (1991)
Directed by Barry Levinson · 136 min · Crime, Drama, Mystery
66.8 TOPICAL score · #914 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →New York gangster Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel takes a brief business trip to Los Angeles. A sharp-dressing womanizer with a foul temper, Siegel doesn't hesitate to kill or maim anyone crossing him. In L.A. the life, the movies, and most of all strong-willed Virginia Hill detain him while his family wait back home. Then a trip to a run-down gambling joint at a spot in the desert known as Las Vegas gives him his big idea.
Bugsy (1991, directed by Barry Levinson) has a TOPICAL score of 66.8 - ranked 914 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and awards, and lowest on audience. It won 3 awards from 10 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Costume Design. Critics: 84% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.3/10 (471 ratings) · IMDb 6.8/10. Wikipedia covers it in 35 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics84% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.3/10 (471 ratings) · IMDb 6.8/10
- Awards3 wins, 10 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Costume Design; Academy Award for Best Production Design; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 35 languages
- Still read69,155 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Warren Beatty (actor #195), Annette Bening (actor #268), Harvey Keitel (actor #144), Ben Kingsley (actor #70)