Charly (1968)
Directed by Ralph Nelson · 103 min · Drama, Romance, Science Fiction
26.7 TOPICAL score · #3,851 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →An experiment on a simpleton turns him into a genius. When he discovers what has been done to him he struggles with whether or not what was done to him was right.
Charly (1968, directed by Ralph Nelson) has a TOPICAL score of 26.7 - ranked 3,851 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and lasting engagement, and lowest on critics. It won 4 awards from 7 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Actor. Critics: Metacritic 50. Audiences: TMDB 6.5/10 (124 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 26 languages.
Why this score
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- CriticsMetacritic 50
- AudienceTMDB 6.5/10 (124 ratings)
- Awards4 wins, 7 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Actor; Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 26 languages
- Still read17,568 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Cliff Robertson (actor #973), Claire Bloom (actor #1,312), Lilia Skala, Leon Janney