The 400 Blows (1959)
Directed by François Truffaut · 99 min · Drama
79.8 TOPICAL score · #371 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful parents, Antoine spends his days with his best friend, Rene, trying to plan for a better life. When one of their schemes goes awry, Antoine ends up in trouble with the law, leading to even more conflicts with unsympathetic authority figures.
The 400 Blows (1959, directed by François Truffaut) has a TOPICAL score of 79.8 - ranked 371 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and audience. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 99% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.3/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 8/10 (2,405 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 56 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics99% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.3/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 8/10 (2,405 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 56 languages
- Still read26,221 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Jean-Pierre Léaud (actor #288), Claire Maurier, Albert Rémy, Georges Flamant
“The 400 Blows is widely considered one of the best films ever made; in the 2022 Sight & Sound critics' poll of the greatest films ever made, it was ranked 50th.”
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