Double Indemnity (1944)
Directed by Billy Wilder · 107 min · Crime, Thriller
90.1 TOPICAL score · #103 of 6,776 films
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Double Indemnity (1944, directed by Billy Wilder) has a TOPICAL score of 90.1 - ranked 103 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and audience. It won 0 awards from 7 nominations. Critics: 97% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 95. Audiences: TMDB 8.1/10 (2,114 ratings) · IMDb 8.3/10. Wikipedia covers it in 48 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics97% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 95
- AudienceTMDB 8.1/10 (2,114 ratings) · IMDb 8.3/10
- Awards0 wins, 7 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 48 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read41,904 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Fred MacMurray (actor #1,398), Barbara Stanwyck (actor #204), Edward G. Robinson (actor #420), Porter Hall (actor #1,004)
“Widely regarded as a classic, Double Indemnity is often cited as having set the standard for film noir and as one of the greatest films of all time.”
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