Spellbound (1945)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 111 min · Drama, Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
72.6 TOPICAL score · #646 of 6,776 films
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Spellbound (1945, directed by Alfred Hitchcock) has a TOPICAL score of 72.6 - ranked 646 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 1 award from 6 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score. Critics: 86% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 78. Audiences: TMDB 7.4/10 (1,021 ratings) · IMDb 7.5/10. Wikipedia covers it in 46 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics86% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.2/10 critics' average · Metacritic 78
- AudienceTMDB 7.4/10 (1,021 ratings) · IMDb 7.5/10
- Awards1 win, 6 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 46 languages
- Still read22,120 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Ingrid Bergman (actor #22), Gregory Peck (actor #64), Michael Chekhov, Leo G. Carroll (actor #958)
“The film received positive reviews from critics and was a major box-office success, grossing $6.4 million in the United States and breaking ticket sales records in London.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10