Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
Directed by Woody Allen · 95 min · Comedy, Romance
55.6 TOPICAL score · #1,552 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →When Lenny and his wife, Amanda, adopt a baby, Lenny realizes that his son is a genius and becomes obsessed with finding the boy's biological mother in hopes that she will be brilliant too. But when he learns that Max's mother is Linda Ash, a kindhearted prostitute and porn star, Lenny is determined to reform her immoral lifestyle. A Greek chorus chimes in to relate the plot to Greek mythology in this quirky comedy.
Mighty Aphrodite (1995, directed by Woody Allen) has a TOPICAL score of 55.6 - ranked 1,552 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and awards, and lowest on critics. It won 2 awards from 3 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Critics: 78% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 60. Audiences: TMDB 6.7/10 (761 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 37 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics78% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 60
- AudienceTMDB 6.7/10 (761 ratings)
- Awards2 wins, 3 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 37 languages
- Still read21,378 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Woody Allen (actor #142), Mira Sorvino, Helena Bonham Carter (actor #97), F. Murray Abraham (actor #103)