Strangers on a Train (1951)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 101 min · Crime, Thriller, Drama
72.8 TOPICAL score · #637 of 6,776 films
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Strangers on a Train (1951, directed by Alfred Hitchcock) has a TOPICAL score of 72.8 - ranked 637 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and critics, and lowest on cast. It won 1 award from 2 nominations, including the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. Critics: 98% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 88. Audiences: TMDB 7.7/10 (1,952 ratings) · IMDb 7.9/10. Wikipedia covers it in 43 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics98% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 88
- AudienceTMDB 7.7/10 (1,952 ratings) · IMDb 7.9/10
- Awards1 win, 2 nominations - incl. National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 43 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read41,015 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Farley Granger (actor #1,285), Ruth Roman, Robert Walker (actor #1,509), Leo G. Carroll (actor #958)
“Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 88 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10