Stagecoach (1939)
Directed by John Ford · 96 min · Western
88.2 TOPICAL score · #141 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process.
Stagecoach (1939, directed by John Ford) has a TOPICAL score of 88.2 - ranked 141 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and historical impact. It won 3 awards from 8 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 93. Audiences: TMDB 7.6/10 (1,285 ratings) · IMDb 7.8/10. Wikipedia covers it in 50 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 93
- AudienceTMDB 7.6/10 (1,285 ratings) · IMDb 7.8/10
- Awards3 wins, 8 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 50 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read33,904 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Claire Trevor (actor #646), John Wayne (actor #47), George Bancroft (actor #610), Andy Devine (actor #1,210)
“The film has long been recognized as an important work transcending the Western genre, and is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential films ever made.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 10/10