Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Directed by Sergio Leone · 166 min · Drama, Western
91.0 TOPICAL score · #86 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968, directed by Sergio Leone) has a TOPICAL score of 91.0 - one of the 100 best movies of all time by TOPICAL's score. It scores highest on audience and historical impact, and lowest on awards. Critics: 96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 82. Audiences: TMDB 8.3/10 (5,086 ratings) · IMDb 8.5/10. Wikipedia covers it in 63 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 82
- AudienceTMDB 8.3/10 (5,086 ratings) · IMDb 8.5/10
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 63 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read91,543 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
- Cult statusWikipedia mentions a cult following 2 times
Starring: Claudia Cardinale (actor #34), Henry Fonda (actor #31), Jason Robards (actor #150), Charles Bronson (actor #518)
“Paul Schrader toasted it as "one of the greatest films ever made".”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 10/10