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Sorcerer (1977)

Directed by William Friedkin · 122 min · Thriller, Adventure

44.1 TOPICAL score · #2,358 of 6,776 films

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Four men from different parts of the globe, all hiding from their pasts in the same remote South American town, agree to risk their lives transporting several cases of dynamite (which is so old that it is dripping unstable nitroglycerin) across dangerous jungle terrain.

Sorcerer (1977, directed by William Friedkin) has a TOPICAL score of 44.1 - ranked 2,358 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on audience and lasting engagement, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 84% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 68. Audiences: TMDB 7.5/10 (711 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 27 languages.

Why this score

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Critics58
Audience76
Awards42
Historical impact29
Lasting engagement59
Cast54
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: Roy Scheider (actor #238), Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal, Amidou

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