House of Usher (1960)
Directed by Roger Corman · 79 min · Horror, Drama
34.8 TOPICAL score · #3,117 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Convinced that his family is tainted by generations of evil, Roderick Usher is hellbent on stopping his sister Madeline’s wedding to prevent the cursed Usher bloodline from expanding. When her fiancé Philip Winthrop arrives at the crumbling estate to claim his bride, Roderick goes to ruthless—even deadly—lengths to keep them apart.
House of Usher (1960, directed by Roger Corman) has a TOPICAL score of 34.8 - ranked 3,117 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and critics, and lowest on awards. Critics: 86% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.1/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.7/10 (382 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 28 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics86% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.1/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.7/10 (382 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 28 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read11,786 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Vincent Price (actor #673), Mark Damon, Myrna Fahey, Harry Ellerbe