Johnny Guitar (1954)
Directed by Nicholas Ray · 110 min · Western
54.9 TOPICAL score · #1,597 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →On the outskirts of town, the hard-nosed Vienna owns a saloon frequented by the undesirables of the region, including Dancin' Kid and his gang. Another patron of Vienna's establishment is Johnny Guitar, a former gunslinger and her lover. When a heist is pulled in town that results in a man's death, Emma Small, Vienna's rival, rallies the townsfolk to take revenge on Vienna's saloon – even without proof of her wrongdoing.
Johnny Guitar (1954, directed by Nicholas Ray) has a TOPICAL score of 54.9 - ranked 1,597 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and critics, and lowest on awards. Critics: 94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 83. Audiences: TMDB 7.4/10 (494 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 38 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 83
- AudienceTMDB 7.4/10 (494 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 38 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read12,086 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Joan Crawford (actor #308), Sterling Hayden (actor #696), Mercedes McCambridge, Scott Brady