Primary Colors (1998)
Directed by Mike Nichols · 143 min · Drama, Comedy
39.5 TOPICAL score · #2,716 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →In this adaptation of the best-selling roman à clef about Bill Clinton's 1992 run for the White House, the young and gifted Henry Burton is tapped to oversee the presidential campaign of Governor Jack Stanton. Burton is pulled into the politician's colorful world and looks on as Stanton -- who has a wandering eye that could be his downfall -- contends with his ambitious wife, Susan, and an outspoken adviser, Richard Jemmons.
Primary Colors (1998, directed by Mike Nichols) has a TOPICAL score of 39.5 - ranked 2,716 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and awards, and lowest on audience. It won 0 awards from 3 nominations. Critics: 81% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 70. Audiences: TMDB 6.2/10 (361 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 26 languages.
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.
- Critics81% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 70
- AudienceTMDB 6.2/10 (361 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 3 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 26 languages
- Still read20,930 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: John Travolta (actor #322), Emma Thompson (actor #78), Billy Bob Thornton (actor #368), Adrian Lester