The L-Shaped Room (1962)
Directed by Bryan Forbes · 126 min · Drama, Romance
25.7 TOPICAL score · #3,948 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Jane is young, French, pregnant and unmarried. Bucking convention, she is uninterested in settling with her baby's father or getting an abortion. After renting a room in a dingy London boarding house, Jane befriends the odd group of inhabitants and starts an affair with one boarder, Toby. As Jane's pregnancy threatens her new relationship, and the reality of single motherhood approaches, she is forced to decide what to do about both her baby and her budding romance.
The L-Shaped Room (1962, directed by Bryan Forbes) has a TOPICAL score of 25.7 - ranked 3,948 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on historical impact. It won 2 awards from 6 nominations, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama. Critics: 67% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.8/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.8/10 (42 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 12 languages.
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.
- Critics67% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.8/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.8/10 (42 ratings)
- Awards2 wins, 6 nominations - incl. Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 12 languages
- Still read11,911 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Leslie Caron (actor #467), Tom Bell, Brock Peters (actor #1,485), Bernard Lee