Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
Directed by Michael Radford · 113 min · Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
36.2 TOPICAL score · #2,997 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Winston Smith is a government employee whose job involves the rewriting of history in a manner that casts his fictional country's leaders in a charitable light. His trysts with Julia provide his only measure of enjoyment, but lawmakers frown on the relationship -- and in this closely monitored society, there is no escape from Big Brother.
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984, directed by Michael Radford) has a TOPICAL score of 36.2 - ranked 2,997 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and lasting engagement, and lowest on awards. Critics: 75% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 67. Audiences: TMDB 6.8/10 (1,730 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 38 languages.
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- Critics75% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 67
- AudienceTMDB 6.8/10 (1,730 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 38 languages
- Still read52,031 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: John Hurt (actor #161), Richard Burton (actor #250), Suzanna Hamilton, Cyril Cusack (actor #1,362)