The Lost Weekend (1945)
Directed by Billy Wilder · 101 min · Drama
82.4 TOPICAL score · #290 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Longtime alcoholic Don Birnam has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender that just might be his last – one way or another.
The Lost Weekend (1945, directed by Billy Wilder) has a TOPICAL score of 82.4 - ranked 290 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and historical impact, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 5 awards from 10 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Picture. Critics: 97% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.4/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.6/10 (691 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 52 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
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- Critics97% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.4/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.6/10 (691 ratings)
- Awards5 wins, 10 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Picture; Academy Award for Best Director; Academy Award for Best Actor
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 52 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read15,664 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Ray Milland (actor #547), Jane Wyman (actor #265), Phillip Terry, Howard da Silva (actor #1,587)
“Leonard Maltin gave the film four of four stars: "Unrelenting drama of alcoholism—and a landmark of adult film-making."”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10