Dark Star (1974)
Directed by John Carpenter · 83 min · Comedy, Science Fiction
18.4 TOPICAL score · #4,682 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →A group of scientists are sent on a mission to destroy unstable planets. Twenty years into their mission, they have to battle their alien mascot as well as a "sensitive" and intelligent bombing device that starts to question the meaning of its existence.
Dark Star (1974, directed by John Carpenter) has a TOPICAL score of 18.4 - ranked 4,682 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on lasting engagement and critics, and lowest on awards. Critics: 73% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 66. Audiences: TMDB 6/10 (683 ratings) · IMDb 6.1/10. Wikipedia covers it in 30 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics73% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 66
- AudienceTMDB 6/10 (683 ratings) · IMDb 6.1/10
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 30 languages
- Still read33,765 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
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