High Noon (1952)
Directed by Fred Zinnemann · 85 min · Western
89.4 TOPICAL score · #115 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. Knowing the outlaw and his gang are coming to kill him, Kane is determined to stand his ground, so he attempts to gather a posse from among the local townspeople.
High Noon (1952, directed by Fred Zinnemann) has a TOPICAL score of 89.4 - ranked 115 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and awards. It won 4 awards from 7 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Actor. Critics: 94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 89. Audiences: TMDB 7.7/10 (1,647 ratings) · IMDb 7.9/10. Wikipedia covers it in 55 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 89
- AudienceTMDB 7.7/10 (1,647 ratings) · IMDb 7.9/10
- Awards4 wins, 7 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Actor; Academy Award for Best Film Editing; Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 55 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read40,756 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Gary Cooper (actor #107), Thomas Mitchell (actor #222), Lloyd Bridges (actor #1,158), Katy Jurado
“Over time, High Noon has come to be regarded as one of the greatest films ever made.”
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