The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
Directed by Orson Welles · 88 min · Drama, Romance
74.1 TOPICAL score · #582 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942, directed by Orson Welles) has a TOPICAL score of 74.1 - ranked 582 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and critics, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 0 awards from 4 nominations. Critics: 89% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.6/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.3/10 (502 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 34 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics89% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.6/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.3/10 (502 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 4 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 34 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read15,718 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Joseph Cotten (actor #157), Dolores Costello (actor #1,615), Anne Baxter (actor #364), Tim Holt
“Even in the released version, The Magnificent Ambersons is often regarded as among the greatest films of all time, a distinction it shares with Welles's first film, Citizen Kane.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 10/10