Greed (1924)
Directed by Erich von Stroheim · 140 min · Drama, Crime
47.9 TOPICAL score · #2,070 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →When housewife Trina wins the lottery, her comfortable life with her dentist husband John slowly deteriorates, in part by her own increasing paranoia and partly by the machinations of villainous acquaintance Marcus.
Greed (1924, directed by Erich von Stroheim) has a TOPICAL score of 47.9 - ranked 2,070 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and historical impact, and lowest on awards. Critics: 96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.3/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.3/10 (208 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 34 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.3/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.3/10 (208 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 34 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read8,038 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Gibson Gowland, ZaSu Pitts (actor #1,470), Jean Hersholt (actor #957), Dale Fuller