Captains Courageous (1937)
Directed by Victor Fleming · 115 min · Adventure, Drama, Family
64.7 TOPICAL score · #1,023 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Harvey, the arrogant and spoiled son of an indulgent absentee-father, falls overboard from a transatlantic steamship and is rescued by a fishing vessel on the Grand Banks. Harvey fails to persuade them to take him ashore, nor convince the crew of his wealth. The captain offers him a low-paid job, until they return to port, as part of the crew that turns him into a mature, considerate young man.
Captains Courageous (1937, directed by Victor Fleming) has a TOPICAL score of 64.7 - ranked 1,023 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 2 awards from 5 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Actor. Critics: 95% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.9/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.4/10 (196 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 34 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics95% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.9/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.4/10 (196 ratings)
- Awards2 wins, 5 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Actor; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 34 languages
- Still read6,608 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Freddie Bartholomew (actor #1,677), Spencer Tracy (actor #85), Lionel Barrymore (actor #248), Melvyn Douglas (actor #371)
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