Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Directed by John Badham · 118 min · Drama
60.6 TOPICAL score · #1,247 of 6,776 films
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Saturday Night Fever (1977, directed by John Badham) has a TOPICAL score of 60.6 - ranked 1,247 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and lasting engagement, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 1 award from 2 nominations, including the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. Critics: 82% on Rotten Tomatoes · Metacritic 77. Audiences: TMDB 6.7/10 (2,163 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 48 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics82% on Rotten Tomatoes · Metacritic 77
- AudienceTMDB 6.7/10 (2,163 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 2 nominations - incl. National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 48 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read98,545 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: John Travolta (actor #322), Karen Lynn Gorney, Barry Miller, Joseph Cali
“The website's consensus reads: "Boasting a smart, poignant story, a classic soundtrack, and a starmaking performance from John Travolta, Saturday Night Fever ranks among the finest dramas of the 1970s."”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10