The Big House (1930)
Directed by George W. Hill · 87 min · Crime, Drama
35.9 TOPICAL score · #3,018 of 6,776 films
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The Big House (1930, directed by George W. Hill) has a TOPICAL score of 35.9 - ranked 3,018 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on cast. It won 2 awards from 4 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Writing. Critics: 75% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.2/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.6/10 (56 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 27 languages.
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.
- Critics75% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.2/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.6/10 (56 ratings)
- Awards2 wins, 4 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Writing; Academy Award for Best Sound
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 27 languages
- Still read2,660 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Chester Morris (actor #1,641), Wallace Beery (actor #419), Lewis Stone (actor #1,036), Robert Montgomery (actor #1,323)
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