Moonrise (1948)
Directed by Frank Borzage · 90 min · Drama
14.9 TOPICAL score · #5,050 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Stigmatized from infancy by the fate of his criminal father, a man is bruised and bullied until one night, in a fit of rage, he kills his most persistent tormentor. As the police close in around him, he makes a desperate bid for the love of the dead man’s girlfriend, a schoolteacher who sees the wounded soul behind his aggression.
Moonrise (1948, directed by Frank Borzage) has a TOPICAL score of 14.9 - ranked 5,050 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on cast. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.4/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.3/10 (79 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 10 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.4/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.3/10 (79 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 10 languages
- Still read2,045 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Dane Clark (actor #1,937), Gail Russell (actor #1,953), Ethel Barrymore (actor #1,220), Allyn Joslyn