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The Human Comedy (1943)

Directed by Clarence Brown · 118 min · Drama, Family

33.9 TOPICAL score · #3,196 of 6,776 films

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Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in the small town of Ithaca, California to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.

The Human Comedy (1943, directed by Clarence Brown) has a TOPICAL score of 33.9 - ranked 3,196 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 1 award from 5 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Story. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.8/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.2/10 (36 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 24 languages.

Why this score

Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.

Critics52
Audience26
Awards93
Historical impact26
Lasting engagement18
Cast18
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: Mickey Rooney (actor #282), Frank Morgan (actor #760), James Craig (actor #1,857), Marsha Hunt (actor #1,609)

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