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Silver Streak (1976)

Directed by Arthur Hiller · 114 min · Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller, Action

16.3 TOPICAL score · #4,902 of 6,776 films

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A somewhat daffy book editor on a rail trip from Los Angeles to Chicago thinks that he sees a murdered man thrown from the train. When he can find no one who will believe him, he starts doing some investigating of his own. But all that accomplishes is to get the killer after him.

Silver Streak (1976, directed by Arthur Hiller) has a TOPICAL score of 16.3 - ranked 4,902 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on audience and awards, and lowest on cast. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 76% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 41. Audiences: TMDB 6.7/10 (379 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 22 languages.

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Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.

Critics28
Audience43
Awards42
Historical impact23
Lasting engagement39
Cast11
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: Gene Wilder (actor #353), Jill Clayburgh (actor #1,364), Richard Pryor (actor #1,833), Patrick McGoohan (actor #1,264)

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