Schindler's List (1993)
Directed by Steven Spielberg · 195 min · Drama, History, War
98.1 TOPICAL score · #6 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
Schindler's List (1993, directed by Steven Spielberg) has a TOPICAL score of 98.1 - one of the 100 best movies of all time by TOPICAL's score. It scores highest on audience and historical impact, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 12 awards from 17 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Picture. Critics: 98% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 95. Audiences: TMDB 8.6/10 (18,036 ratings) · IMDb 9/10. Wikipedia covers it in 102 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics98% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 95
- AudienceTMDB 8.6/10 (18,036 ratings) · IMDb 9/10
- Awards12 wins, 17 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Picture; Academy Award for Best Director; BAFTA Award for Best Film
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 102 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read199,560 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Liam Neeson (actor #316), Ben Kingsley (actor #70), Ralph Fiennes (actor #42), Caroline Goodall (actor #1,128)
“The website's critical consensus reads, "Schindler's List blends the abject horror of the Holocaust with Steven Spielberg's signature tender humanism to create the director's dramatic masterpiece."”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10