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The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

Directed by Wes Anderson · 100 min · Comedy, Drama

93.0 TOPICAL score · #55 of 6,776 films

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The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century.

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014, directed by Wes Anderson) has a TOPICAL score of 93.0 - one of the 100 best movies of all time by TOPICAL's score. It scores highest on lasting engagement and audience, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 5 awards from 10 nominations, including the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize. Critics: 92% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 88. Audiences: TMDB 8/10 (16,606 ratings) · IMDb 8.1/10. Wikipedia covers it in 61 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.

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Critics89
Audience98
Awards96
Historical impact98
Lasting engagement99
Cast97
Legacy & cult status21

Starring: Ralph Fiennes (actor #42), F. Murray Abraham (actor #103), Tony Revolori, Adrien Brody (actor #76)

“On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 88 out of 100, with 94% positive reviews based on 48 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".”

Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10

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