Shock Corridor (1963)
Directed by Samuel Fuller · 102 min · Drama, Thriller, Mystery
41.2 TOPICAL score · #2,584 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →With the help of his girlfriend Cathy and Dr. Fong, a psychiatrist, ambitious journalist Johnny Barrett poses as a madman in order to be admitted to a mental institution where a bloody murder has been committed.
Shock Corridor (1963, directed by Samuel Fuller) has a TOPICAL score of 41.2 - ranked 2,584 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and critics, and lowest on awards. Critics: 94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.9/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (309 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 23 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.9/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7/10 (309 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 23 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read4,015 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Peter Breck, Constance Towers, Gene Evans, James Best