The Facts of Life (1960)
Directed by Melvin Frank · 103 min · Drama, Comedy, Romance
14.2 TOPICAL score · #5,133 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Middle-class suburbanites Larry and Kitty grow bored with their lives and respective marriages. Although each always found the other's manner grating, they fall in love when thrown together--without their spouses--on vacation. On returning home they try to break things off, only to grow closer. A holiday together will finally settle whether they should end their marriages.
The Facts of Life (1960, directed by Melvin Frank) has a TOPICAL score of 14.2 - ranked 5,133 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and audience, and lowest on historical impact. It won 1 award from 4 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White. Audiences: TMDB 5.3/10 (29 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 11 languages.
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- AudienceTMDB 5.3/10 (29 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 4 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 11 languages
- Still read3,073 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Bob Hope (actor #1,079), Lucille Ball, Ruth Hussey (actor #1,465), Don DeFore