Old Yeller (1957)
Directed by Robert Stevenson · 84 min · Adventure, Drama, Family, Western
37.4 TOPICAL score · #2,889 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Young Travis Coates is left to take care of the family ranch with his mother and younger brother while his father goes off on a cattle drive in the 1860s. When a yellow mongrel comes for an uninvited stay with the family, Travis reluctantly adopts the dog.
Old Yeller (1957, directed by Robert Stevenson) has a TOPICAL score of 37.4 - ranked 2,889 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and historical impact, and lowest on awards. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.2/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.9/10 (315 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 16 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.2/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.9/10 (315 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 16 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read36,498 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Tommy Kirk, Dorothy McGuire (actor #1,121), Fess Parker, Kevin Corcoran