Killer of Sheep (1977)
Directed by Charles Burnett · 80 min · Drama
35.7 TOPICAL score · #3,037 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →An African-American man working at a slaughterhouse in the Watts area of Los Angeles leads a dissatisfied and listless existence.
Killer of Sheep (1977, directed by Charles Burnett) has a TOPICAL score of 35.7 - ranked 3,037 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and historical impact, and lowest on awards. Critics: 98% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.8/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.6/10 (152 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 14 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.
- Critics98% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.8/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.6/10 (152 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 14 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read7,876 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Henry G. Sanders, Kaycee Moore, Charles Bracy, Angela Burnett
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