Pygmalion (1938)
Directed by Leslie Howard, Anthony Asquith · 96 min · Comedy, Drama, Romance
59.6 TOPICAL score · #1,306 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →When linguistics professor Henry Higgins boasts that he can pass off Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle as a princess with only six months' training, Colonel George Pickering takes him up on the bet. Eliza moves into Higgins's home and begins her rigorous training after the professor comes to a financial agreement with her dustman father, Alfred. But the plucky young woman is not the only one undergoing a transformation.
Pygmalion (1938, directed by Leslie Howard and Anthony Asquith) has a TOPICAL score of 59.6 - ranked 1,306 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on historical impact. It won 1 award from 4 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. Critics: 94% on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (167 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 27 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics94% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudienceTMDB 7/10 (167 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 4 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 27 languages
- Still read8,079 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Leslie Howard (actor #545), Wendy Hiller (actor #434), Wilfrid Lawson, Marie Lohr
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