The African Queen (1951)
Directed by John Huston · 105 min · Adventure, Romance, War, Drama
84.6 TOPICAL score · #226 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →At the start of the First World War, in the middle of Africa’s nowhere, a gin soaked riverboat captain is persuaded by a strong-willed missionary to go down river and face-off a German warship.
The African Queen (1951, directed by John Huston) has a TOPICAL score of 84.6 - ranked 226 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and critics, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 1 award from 4 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Actor. Critics: 96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 91. Audiences: TMDB 7.3/10 (1,105 ratings) · IMDb 7.7/10. Wikipedia covers it in 53 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 91
- AudienceTMDB 7.3/10 (1,105 ratings) · IMDb 7.7/10
- Awards1 win, 4 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Actor
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 53 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read27,231 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Humphrey Bogart (actor #7), Katharine Hepburn (actor #41), Robert Morley (actor #951), Peter Bull
“The website's critical consensus reads: "Perfectly cast, smartly written, and beautifully filmed, The African Queen remains thrilling, funny, and effortlessly absorbing even after more than half a century's worth of adventure movies borrowing liberally from its creative DNA."”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10