Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Directed by Billy Wilder · 110 min · Drama
95.6 TOPICAL score · #24 of 6,776 films
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Sunset Boulevard (1950, directed by Billy Wilder) has a TOPICAL score of 95.6 - one of the 100 best movies of all time by TOPICAL's score. It scores highest on audience and historical impact. It won 5 awards from 13 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. Critics: 98% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 94. Audiences: TMDB 8.3/10 (3,057 ratings) · IMDb 8.4/10. Wikipedia covers it in 62 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics98% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 94
- AudienceTMDB 8.3/10 (3,057 ratings) · IMDb 8.4/10
- Awards5 wins, 13 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay; National Board of Review Award for Best Film; Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 62 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read75,572 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
- Cult statusWikipedia mentions a cult following 1 time
Starring: William Holden (actor #71), Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim (actor #622), Nancy Olson
“It is considered one of the greatest films of all time.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 10/10