His Girl Friday (1940)
Directed by Howard Hawks · 92 min · Comedy, Romance, Crime
65.5 TOPICAL score · #978 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Walter Burns is an irresistibly conniving newspaper publisher desperate to woo back his paper’s star reporter, who also happens to be his estranged wife. She’s threatening to quit and settle down with a new beau, but, as Walter knows, she has a weakness: she can’t resist a juicy scoop.
His Girl Friday (1940, directed by Howard Hawks) has a TOPICAL score of 65.5 - ranked 978 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and historical impact, and lowest on awards. Critics: 99% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.1/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.4/10 (985 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 39 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics99% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.1/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.4/10 (985 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 39 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read27,992 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Cary Grant (actor #21), Rosalind Russell (actor #873), Ralph Bellamy (actor #651), Gene Lockhart (actor #906)
“His Girl Friday (often along with Bringing Up Baby and Twentieth Century) is cited as an archetype of the screwball comedy genre.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10