Casablanca (1942)
Directed by Michael Curtiz · 102 min · Drama, Romance
97.9 TOPICAL score · #7 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.
Casablanca (1942, directed by Michael Curtiz) has a TOPICAL score of 97.9 - one of the 100 best movies of all time by TOPICAL's score. It scores highest on historical impact and critics. It won 4 awards from 9 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Picture. Critics: 99% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 100. Audiences: TMDB 8.1/10 (6,281 ratings) · IMDb 8.5/10. Wikipedia covers it in 107 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics99% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 100
- AudienceTMDB 8.1/10 (6,281 ratings) · IMDb 8.5/10
- Awards4 wins, 9 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Picture; Academy Award for Best Director; Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 107 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read156,976 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
- Cult statusWikipedia mentions a cult following 2 times
Starring: Humphrey Bogart (actor #7), Ingrid Bergman (actor #22), Paul Henreid (actor #898), Claude Rains (actor #253)
“Many subsequent films have drawn on elements of Casablanca.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10