Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Directed by George Roy Hill · 111 min · Western, Crime, Drama
84.4 TOPICAL score · #232 of 6,776 films
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969, directed by George Roy Hill) has a TOPICAL score of 84.4 - ranked 232 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and awards, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 3 awards from 6 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. Critics: 89% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 66. Audiences: TMDB 7.6/10 (2,571 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 53 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
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- Critics89% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 66
- AudienceTMDB 7.6/10 (2,571 ratings)
- Awards3 wins, 6 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay; Academy Award for Best Cinematography; Academy Award for Best Original Score, no Musical
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 53 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read91,281 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Paul Newman (actor #38), Robert Redford (actor #40), Katharine Ross (actor #490), Strother Martin
“The site's critical consensus reads: "With its iconic pairing of Paul Newman and Robert Redford, jaunty screenplay, and Burt Bacharach score, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid has gone down as among the defining moments in late-'60s American cinema".”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10
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