Force of Evil (1948)
Directed by Abraham Polonsky · 79 min · Crime, Drama
33.3 TOPICAL score · #3,243 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Lawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one big powerful operation. But his elder brother Leo is one of these small-time operators who wants to stay that way, preferring not to deal with the gangsters who dominate the big-time.
Force of Evil (1948, directed by Abraham Polonsky) has a TOPICAL score of 33.3 - ranked 3,243 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and historical impact, and lowest on awards. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.6/10 (148 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 20 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.
- Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.6/10 (148 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 20 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read9,310 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: John Garfield (actor #1,203), Thomas Gomez (actor #1,461), Marie Windsor, Howland Chamberlain
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