Mildred Pierce (1945)
Directed by Michael Curtiz · 111 min · Crime, Drama
79.6 TOPICAL score · #379 of 6,776 films
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Mildred Pierce (1945, directed by Michael Curtiz) has a TOPICAL score of 79.6 - ranked 379 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and awards, and lowest on cast. It won 1 award from 5 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Actress. Critics: 88% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 88. Audiences: TMDB 7.6/10 (465 ratings) · IMDb 7.9/10. Wikipedia covers it in 42 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics88% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 88
- AudienceTMDB 7.6/10 (465 ratings) · IMDb 7.9/10
- Awards1 win, 5 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Actress
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 42 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read23,362 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
- Cult statusWikipedia mentions a cult following 2 times
Starring: Joan Crawford (actor #308), Jack Carson (actor #1,194), Zachary Scott, Eve Arden (actor #1,076)
“In 1996, Mildred Pierce was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and selected for preservation in the United States Library of Congress National Film Registry.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10