Freaks (1932)
Directed by Tod Browning · 64 min · Drama, Horror
71.8 TOPICAL score · #679 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.
Freaks (1932, directed by Tod Browning) has a TOPICAL score of 71.8 - ranked 679 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and critics, and lowest on awards. Critics: 95% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.8/10 (1,346 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 36 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics95% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.8/10 (1,346 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 36 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read42,075 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
- Cult statusWikipedia mentions a cult following 4 times
Starring: Harry Earles, Olga Baclanova, Daisy Earles, Henry Victor
“Film scholar Jennifer Peterson cites Freaks as one of the 50 most important American films ever made.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10