Cabaret (1972)

Directed by Bob Fosse · 124 min · Music, Romance, Drama

84.7 TOPICAL score · #225 of 6,776 films

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Inside the Kit Kat Club of 1931 Berlin, starry-eyed singer Sally Bowles and an impish emcee sound the clarion call to decadent fun, while outside a certain political party grows into a brutal force.

Cabaret (1972, directed by Bob Fosse) has a TOPICAL score of 84.7 - ranked 225 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and historical impact. It won 11 awards from 13 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Director. Critics: 92% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 80. Audiences: TMDB 7.4/10 (1,017 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 49 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.

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• Critics92% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 80
• AudienceTMDB 7.4/10 (1,017 ratings)
• Awards11 wins, 13 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Director; Academy Award for Best Actress; Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
• ImpactWikipedia articles in 49 languages · National Film Registry
• Still read51,316 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days

Starring: Liza Minnelli (actor #332), Michael York (actor #780), Helmut Griem, Joel Grey

“In 2024, Forbes ranked Cabaret as the best movie musical of all time.”

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