Swing Shift (1984)
Directed by Jonathan Demme · 100 min · Drama, Romance, War
22.6 TOPICAL score · #4,252 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →In 1941 America, Kay and her husband are happy enough until he enlists after Pearl Harbor. Against his wishes, she takes a job at the local aircraft plant where she meets Hazel, the singer from across the way. The two soon become firm friends and with the other girls become increasingly expert workers. As the war drags on, Kay finally dates her trumpet-playing foreman and life gets more complicated.
Swing Shift (1984, directed by Jonathan Demme) has a TOPICAL score of 22.6 - ranked 4,252 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on audience. It won 0 awards from 2 nominations. Critics: 87% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.1/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 5.6/10 (89 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 18 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics87% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.1/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 5.6/10 (89 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 2 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 18 languages
- Still read10,458 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Goldie Hawn (actor #971), Kurt Russell (actor #748), Christine Lahti, Fred Ward (actor #1,116)