Medium Cool (1969)
Directed by Haskell Wexler · 111 min · Drama
29.2 TOPICAL score · #3,619 of 6,776 films
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Medium Cool (1969, directed by Haskell Wexler) has a TOPICAL score of 29.2 - ranked 3,619 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and historical impact, and lowest on awards. Critics: 96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.2/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.6/10 (86 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 18 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.
- Critics96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.2/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.6/10 (86 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 18 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read7,463 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Robert Forster (actor #1,059), Verna Bloom (actor #1,710), Peter Bonerz, Marianna Hill