The Day of the Locust (1975)
Directed by John Schlesinger · 145 min · Drama
31.8 TOPICAL score · #3,382 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Hollywood, 1930s. Tod Hackett, a young painter who tries to make his way as an art director in the lurid world of film industry, gets infatuated with his neighbor Faye Greener, an aspiring actress who prefers the life that Homer Simpson, a lone accountant, can offer her.
The Day of the Locust (1975, directed by John Schlesinger) has a TOPICAL score of 31.8 - ranked 3,382 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on historical impact. It won 1 award from 3 nominations, including the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. Critics: 67% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.4/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.4/10 (114 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 23 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics67% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.4/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.4/10 (114 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 3 nominations - incl. National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 23 languages
- Still read14,067 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Donald Sutherland (actor #207), Karen Black (actor #595), Burgess Meredith (actor #812), William Atherton (actor #1,675)