Carmen Jones (1954)
Directed by Otto Preminger · 105 min · Drama, Romance
45.2 TOPICAL score · #2,274 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →In this musical set in an all-Black army camp, civilian parachute maker and "hot bundle" Carmen Jones is desired by many of the men. Naturally, she wants Joe, who's engaged to sweet Cindy Lou and about to go into pilot training for the Korean War.
Carmen Jones (1954, directed by Otto Preminger) has a TOPICAL score of 45.2 - ranked 2,274 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and historical impact, and lowest on audience. It won 2 awards from 5 nominations, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. Critics: 75% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.1/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.2/10 (103 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 26 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics75% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.1/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.2/10 (103 ratings)
- Awards2 wins, 5 nominations - incl. Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy; Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 26 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read11,086 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Harry Belafonte, Dorothy Dandridge, Pearl Bailey, Olga James