Dirty Harry (1971)
Directed by Don Siegel · 102 min · Action, Crime, Thriller
66.9 TOPICAL score · #907 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforcement – is tasked with hunting down the psychopath.
Dirty Harry (1971, directed by Don Siegel) has a TOPICAL score of 66.9 - ranked 907 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and audience, and lowest on awards. Critics: 89% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 87. Audiences: TMDB 7.5/10 (2,877 ratings) · IMDb 7.7/10. Wikipedia covers it in 56 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics89% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 87
- AudienceTMDB 7.5/10 (2,877 ratings) · IMDb 7.7/10
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 56 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read66,511 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Clint Eastwood (actor #137), Harry Guardino (actor #1,619), Reni Santoni, John Vernon (actor #998)
“Dirty Harry was selected in 2008 by Empire as one of The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10