The Blues Brothers (1980)
Directed by John Landis · 133 min · Music, Comedy, Crime
66.4 TOPICAL score · #935 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.
The Blues Brothers (1980, directed by John Landis) has a TOPICAL score of 66.4 - ranked 935 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and audience, and lowest on awards. Critics: 72% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 60. Audiences: TMDB 7.7/10 (4,709 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 52 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics72% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 60
- AudienceTMDB 7.7/10 (4,709 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 52 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read135,805 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
- Cult statusWikipedia mentions a cult following 3 times
Starring: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd (actor #621), James Brown, Cab Calloway
“Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune gave the film a "rare four-star rating", calling it "one of the all-time great comedies" and "the best movie ever made in Chicago".”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10