The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Directed by Vincente Minnelli · 118 min · Drama, Romance
69.9 TOPICAL score · #765 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of various acquaintances, including a writer, James Lee Bartlow; a star, Georgia Lorrison; and a director, Fred Amiel. He is a hard-driving, ambitious man who ruthlessly uses everyone on the way to becoming one of Hollywood's top movie makers.
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952, directed by Vincente Minnelli) has a TOPICAL score of 69.9 - ranked 765 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and historical impact, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 6 awards from 7 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Critics: 80% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.3/10 (314 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 36 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics80% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.3/10 (314 ratings)
- Awards6 wins, 7 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress; Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay; Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 36 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read11,250 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Lana Turner (actor #745), Kirk Douglas (actor #37), Walter Pidgeon (actor #642), Dick Powell (actor #1,723)
“In 2002, the United States Library of Congress deemed the film "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10