Louisiana Story (1948)
Directed by Robert Flaherty · 78 min · Adventure, Drama
31.9 TOPICAL score · #3,369 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Cajun boy Alexander Napoleon Ulysses LaTour lives with his family and his beloved pet raccoon in the Louisiana bayou. When his father allows an oil barge to drill on their land, the boy questions the process and its safety.
Louisiana Story (1948, directed by Robert Flaherty) has a TOPICAL score of 31.9 - ranked 3,369 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 1 award from 2 nominations, including the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. Critics: 75% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.3/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.3/10 (51 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.
- Critics75% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.3/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.3/10 (51 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 2 nominations - incl. National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 14 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read2,824 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Joseph Boudreaux, Lionel Le Blanc, E. Bienvenu, Frank Hardy
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