Eve's Bayou (1997)
Directed by Kasi Lemmons · 108 min · Drama
29.6 TOPICAL score · #3,579 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Summer heats up in rural Louisiana beside Eve’s Bayou, 1962, as the Batiste family tries to survive the secrets they’ve kept and the betrayals they’ve endured.
Eve's Bayou (1997, directed by Kasi Lemmons) has a TOPICAL score of 29.6 - ranked 3,579 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and cast, and lowest on awards. Critics: 82% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 78. Audiences: TMDB 6.5/10 (166 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 13 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics82% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 78
- AudienceTMDB 6.5/10 (166 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 13 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read32,193 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Meagan Good, Samuel L. Jackson (actor #90), Lynn Whitfield