Lies My Father Told Me (1975)
Directed by Ján Kadár · 102 min · Drama
11.3 TOPICAL score · #5,449 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →A Jewish boy grows up in 1920s Montreal with a grandfather who tells stories and a father who won't work.
Lies My Father Told Me (1975, directed by Ján Kadár) has a TOPICAL score of 11.3 - ranked 5,449 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and lasting engagement, and lowest on historical impact. It won 1 award from 2 nominations, including the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. Audiences: TMDB 4.4/10 (9 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 9 languages.
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- AudienceTMDB 4.4/10 (9 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 2 nominations - incl. National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 9 languages
- Still read1,548 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
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