Putney Swope (1969)
Directed by Robert Downey Sr. · 85 min · Comedy
11.6 TOPICAL score · #5,419 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Swope—the only black man on the executive board of an advertising firm—is accidentally put in charge after the death of the chairman.
Putney Swope (1969, directed by Robert Downey Sr.) has a TOPICAL score of 11.6 - ranked 5,419 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and lasting engagement, and lowest on awards. Critics: 69% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.6/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.3/10 (85 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 9 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.
- Critics69% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.6/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.3/10 (85 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 9 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read8,195 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Arnold Johnson, Stan Gottlieb, Allen Garfield (actor #1,332), Archie Russell