East of Eden (1955)
Directed by Elia Kazan · 115 min · Drama
79.9 TOPICAL score · #367 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their father. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, how to get ahead in business and in life, and how to relate to his estranged mother.
East of Eden (1955, directed by Elia Kazan) has a TOPICAL score of 79.9 - ranked 367 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and awards, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 3 awards from 9 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Critics: 86% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 72. Audiences: TMDB 7.5/10 (842 ratings) · IMDb 7.8/10. Wikipedia covers it in 44 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics86% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 72
- AudienceTMDB 7.5/10 (842 ratings) · IMDb 7.8/10
- Awards3 wins, 9 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress; Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 44 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read314,829 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: James Dean, Julie Harris (actor #384), Raymond Massey (actor #1,205), Richard Davalos
“East of Eden, along with Dean's other films Rebel Without a Cause (1955) and Giant (1956), was named one of the 400 best American films of all time by the American Film Institute.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10