Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Directed by Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly · 103 min · Comedy, Romance
90.1 TOPICAL score · #102 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.
Singin' in the Rain (1952, directed by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly) has a TOPICAL score of 90.1 - ranked 102 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and audience, and lowest on cast. It won 1 award from 3 nominations, including the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 99. Audiences: TMDB 8.1/10 (3,645 ratings) · IMDb 8.3/10. Wikipedia covers it in 56 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 99
- AudienceTMDB 8.1/10 (3,645 ratings) · IMDb 8.3/10
- Awards1 win, 3 nominations - incl. National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 56 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read78,411 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
- Cult statusWikipedia mentions a cult following 1 time
Starring: Gene Kelly (actor #182), Donald O'Connor (actor #1,247), Debbie Reynolds (actor #901), Jean Hagen
“Today it is frequently cited as the greatest musical film and one of the greatest films ever made.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 10/10