Rio Bravo (1959)
Directed by Howard Hawks · 141 min · Western, Drama
82.8 TOPICAL score · #276 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.
Rio Bravo (1959, directed by Howard Hawks) has a TOPICAL score of 82.8 - ranked 276 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and critics. It won 1 award from 3 nominations, including the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress. Critics: 96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 93. Audiences: TMDB 7.8/10 (1,308 ratings) · IMDb 8/10. Wikipedia covers it in 40 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 93
- AudienceTMDB 7.8/10 (1,308 ratings) · IMDb 8/10
- Awards1 win, 3 nominations - incl. Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 40 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read37,861 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: John Wayne (actor #47), Dean Martin (actor #1,268), Ricky Nelson, Angie Dickinson (actor #833)
“It has frequently been considered one of the greatest films of all time.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 10/10