National Velvet (1944)
Directed by Clarence Brown · 123 min · Drama, Family
70.4 TOPICAL score · #740 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Mi Taylor is a young wanderer and opportunist who finds himself in the quiet English countryside home of the Brown family. The youngest daughter, Velvet, has a passion for horses and when she wins the spirited steed Pie in a town lottery, Mi is encouraged to train the horse.
National Velvet (1944, directed by Clarence Brown) has a TOPICAL score of 70.4 - ranked 740 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and awards, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 2 awards from 5 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Critics: 98% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.1/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.2/10 (127 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 30 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics98% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.1/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.2/10 (127 ratings)
- Awards2 wins, 5 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress; Academy Award for Best Film Editing
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 30 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read9,643 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Mickey Rooney (actor #282), Donald Crisp (actor #347), Elizabeth Taylor (actor #52), Anne Revere (actor #445)
“In 2006, the film was ranked 24th on the American Film Institute's list of most inspirational movies.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10