The Lady Eve (1941)
Directed by Preston Sturges · 97 min · Comedy, Romance
78.9 TOPICAL score · #402 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →It's no accident when wealthy Charles falls for Jean. Jean is a con artist with her sights set on Charles' fortune. Matters complicate when Jean starts falling for her mark. When Charles suspects Jean is a gold digger, he dumps her. Jean, fixated on revenge and still pining for the millionaire, devises a plan to get back in Charles' life. With love and payback on her mind, she re-introduces herself to Charles, this time as an aristocrat named Lady Eve Sidwich.
The Lady Eve (1941, directed by Preston Sturges) has a TOPICAL score of 78.9 - ranked 402 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and historical impact, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 1 award from 2 nominations, including the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 96. Audiences: TMDB 7.3/10 (417 ratings) · IMDb 7.7/10. Wikipedia covers it in 33 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 96
- AudienceTMDB 7.3/10 (417 ratings) · IMDb 7.7/10
- Awards1 win, 2 nominations - incl. National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 33 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read10,248 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck (actor #204), Henry Fonda (actor #31), Charles Coburn (actor #911), Eugene Pallette (actor #1,060)
“Regarded amongst the greatest films of all time, The Lady Eve was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry in 1994 by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant".”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 10/10