The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Directed by William Wyler · 171 min · Drama, Romance, War
88.7 TOPICAL score · #130 of 6,776 films
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The Best Years of Our Lives (1946, directed by William Wyler) has a TOPICAL score of 88.7 - ranked 130 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and historical impact, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 9 awards from 10 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Picture. Critics: 97% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 93. Audiences: TMDB 7.7/10 (771 ratings) · IMDb 8.1/10. 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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- Critics97% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 93
- AudienceTMDB 7.7/10 (771 ratings) · IMDb 8.1/10
- Awards9 wins, 10 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Picture; Academy Award for Best Director; Academy Award for Best Actor
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 53 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read33,304 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Dana Andrews (actor #810), Fredric March (actor #352), Harold Russell, Teresa Wright (actor #218)
“On Metacritic, the film holds a weighted average score of 93 out of 100 based on 17 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10