How Green Was My Valley (1941)
Directed by John Ford · 118 min · Drama
83.1 TOPICAL score · #269 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Huw Morgan, the academically inclined youngest son in a proud family of Welsh coal miners, witnesses the tumultuous events of his young life during a period of rapid social change. At the dawn of the 20th-century, a miners' strike divides the Morgans: the sons demand improvements, and the father doesn't want to rock the boat.
How Green Was My Valley (1941, directed by John Ford) has a TOPICAL score of 83.1 - ranked 269 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and historical impact, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 6 awards from 11 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Picture. Critics: 93% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 88. Audiences: TMDB 7.3/10 (472 ratings) · IMDb 7.7/10. Wikipedia covers it in 56 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics93% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 88
- AudienceTMDB 7.3/10 (472 ratings) · IMDb 7.7/10
- Awards6 wins, 11 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Picture; Academy Award for Best Director; Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 56 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read31,955 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Walter Pidgeon (actor #642), Maureen O'Hara (actor #526), Anna Lee (actor #1,412), Donald Crisp (actor #347)
“On Metacritic, the film holds a weighted average score of 88 out of 100 based on 17 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10