Room at the Top (1959)
Directed by Jack Clayton · 115 min · Drama, Romance
61.1 TOPICAL score · #1,219 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →An ambitious young accountant schemes to wed a wealthy factory owner's daughter, despite falling in love with a married older woman.
Room at the Top (1959, directed by Jack Clayton) has a TOPICAL score of 61.1 - ranked 1,219 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 2 awards from 6 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Actress. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.4/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.9/10 (147 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 33 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.4/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.9/10 (147 ratings)
- Awards2 wins, 6 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Actress; Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 33 languages
- Still read5,290 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Laurence Harvey (actor #707), Simone Signoret (actor #337), Heather Sears, Donald Wolfit