Mister Roberts (1955)
Directed by John Ford, Mervyn LeRoy · 123 min · Comedy, Drama, War
64.1 TOPICAL score · #1,051 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Mr. Roberts is a Navy officer who's yearning for battle but is stuck in the backwaters of World War II on a non-commissioned ship run by the bullying Captain Morton.
Mister Roberts (1955, directed by John Ford and Mervyn LeRoy) has a TOPICAL score of 64.1 - ranked 1,051 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and awards, and lowest on historical impact. It won 2 awards from 4 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Critics: 93% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 72. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (186 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 27 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics93% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 72
- AudienceTMDB 7/10 (186 ratings)
- Awards2 wins, 4 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 27 languages
- Still read12,593 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Henry Fonda (actor #31), James Cagney (actor #169), William Powell (actor #423), Jack Lemmon (actor #11)