The Elephant Man (1980)
Directed by David Lynch · 124 min · Drama, History
87.0 TOPICAL score · #168 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity.
The Elephant Man (1980, directed by David Lynch) has a TOPICAL score of 87.0 - ranked 168 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and audience, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 2 awards from 10 nominations, including the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. Critics: 92% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 78. Audiences: TMDB 8/10 (4,087 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 57 languages.
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- Critics92% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 78
- AudienceTMDB 8/10 (4,087 ratings)
- Awards2 wins, 10 nominations - incl. National Board of Review: Top Ten Films; César Award for Best Foreign Film
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 57 languages
- Still read95,850 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Anthony Hopkins (actor #13), John Hurt (actor #161), Anne Bancroft (actor #178), John Gielgud (actor #252)
“The Elephant Man has since been ranked among the best films of the 1980s in Time Out (where it placed 19th), Paste (56th), and Rolling Stone (38th), and among the greatest biopics of all time.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10