Some Like It Hot (1959)
Directed by Billy Wilder · 123 min · Comedy, Romance, Crime
94.4 TOPICAL score · #37 of 6,776 films
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Some Like It Hot (1959, directed by Billy Wilder) has a TOPICAL score of 94.4 - one of the 100 best movies of all time by TOPICAL's score. It scores highest on historical impact and critics. It won 2 awards from 7 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White. Critics: 94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 98. Audiences: TMDB 8.1/10 (4,025 ratings) · IMDb 8.2/10. Wikipedia covers it in 81 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 98
- AudienceTMDB 8.1/10 (4,025 ratings) · IMDb 8.2/10
- Awards2 wins, 7 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 81 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read67,019 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
- Cult statusWikipedia mentions a cult following 1 time
Starring: Tony Curtis (actor #275), Jack Lemmon (actor #11), Marilyn Monroe (actor #506), George Raft
“Some Like It Hot opened to critical and commercial success and is considered to be one of the greatest films ever made.”
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