The Front Page (1974)
Directed by Billy Wilder · 105 min · Comedy
35.2 TOPICAL score · #3,078 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Ruthless Chicago newspaper editor Walter Burns resorts to dubious motives in order to get top reporter Hildy Johnson to cover one more big crime story before retirement.
The Front Page (1974, directed by Billy Wilder) has a TOPICAL score of 35.2 - ranked 3,078 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and audience, and lowest on awards. Critics: 57% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 62. Audiences: TMDB 7.3/10 (401 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 31 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics57% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 62
- AudienceTMDB 7.3/10 (401 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 31 languages
- Still read10,568 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Jack Lemmon (actor #11), Walter Matthau (actor #274), Susan Sarandon (actor #149), Vincent Gardenia (actor #1,148)