Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Directed by Stanley Kubrick · 95 min · Comedy, War
94.5 TOPICAL score · #36 of 6,776 films
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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964, directed by Stanley Kubrick) has a TOPICAL score of 94.5 - one of the 100 best movies of all time by TOPICAL's score. It scores highest on critics and historical impact. It won 6 awards from 12 nominations, including the BAFTA Award for Best Film. Critics: 98% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 97. Audiences: TMDB 8.1/10 (6,404 ratings) · IMDb 8.3/10. Wikipedia covers it in 72 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics98% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 97
- AudienceTMDB 8.1/10 (6,404 ratings) · IMDb 8.3/10
- Awards6 wins, 12 nominations - incl. BAFTA Award for Best Film; BAFTA Award for Best British Film; Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 72 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read146,810 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Peter Sellers (actor #325), George C. Scott (actor #164), Sterling Hayden (actor #696), Keenan Wynn (actor #1,253)
“The film is widely considered one of the best comedy films and one of the greatest and most influential films ever made.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 10/10