Splendor in the Grass (1961)
Directed by Elia Kazan · 124 min · Drama, Romance
62.0 TOPICAL score · #1,167 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →A fragile Kansas girl's unrequited and forbidden love for a handsome young man from the town's most powerful family drives her to heartbreak and madness.
Splendor in the Grass (1961, directed by Elia Kazan) has a TOPICAL score of 62.0 - ranked 1,167 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and audience, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 1 award from 2 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. Critics: 74% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.2/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.5/10 (317 ratings) · IMDb 7.7/10. Wikipedia covers it in 37 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics74% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.2/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.5/10 (317 ratings) · IMDb 7.7/10
- Awards1 win, 2 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 37 languages
- Still read22,465 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Natalie Wood (actor #376), Warren Beatty (actor #195), Pat Hingle (actor #1,294), Audrey Christie