Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971)
Directed by Melvin Van Peebles · 98 min · Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
18.4 TOPICAL score · #4,685 of 6,776 films
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Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971, directed by Melvin Van Peebles) has a TOPICAL score of 18.4 - ranked 4,685 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and critics, and lowest on awards. Critics: 73% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.8/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 5.1/10 (123 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 16 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics73% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.8/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 5.1/10 (123 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 16 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read18,106 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Melvin Van Peebles, Simon Chuckster, Mario Van Peebles, John Dullaghan