Persepolis (2007)
Directed by Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi · 95 min · Animation, Drama
76.8 TOPICAL score · #478 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Satrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own.
Persepolis (2007, directed by Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi) has a TOPICAL score of 76.8 - ranked 478 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on audience and critics, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 0 awards from 4 nominations. Critics: 96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 90. Audiences: TMDB 7.9/10 (2,263 ratings) · IMDb 8/10. Wikipedia covers it in 44 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 90
- AudienceTMDB 7.9/10 (2,263 ratings) · IMDb 8/10
- Awards0 wins, 4 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 44 languages
- Still read24,264 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Chiara Mastroianni, Danielle Darrieux (actor #553), Catherine Deneuve (actor #15), Simon Abkarian
“Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 90 out of 100, based on 31 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10