The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Directed by John Ford · 123 min · Western
82.9 TOPICAL score · #275 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Questions arise when Senator Stoddard attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon in a small Western town. Flashing back, we learn Doniphon saved Stoddard, then a lawyer, when he was roughed up by a crew of outlaws terrorizing the town, led by Liberty Valance. As the territory's safety hung in the balance, Doniphon and Stoddard, two of the only people standing up to him, proved to be very important, but different, foes to Valance.
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962, directed by John Ford) has a TOPICAL score of 82.9 - ranked 275 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and cast, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 95% on Rotten Tomatoes · Metacritic 94. Audiences: TMDB 7.8/10 (1,349 ratings) · IMDb 8.1/10. Wikipedia covers it in 41 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics95% on Rotten Tomatoes · Metacritic 94
- AudienceTMDB 7.8/10 (1,349 ratings) · IMDb 8.1/10
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 41 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read50,738 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: John Wayne (actor #47), James Stewart (actor #2), Vera Miles (actor #685), Lee Marvin (actor #277)
“In a retrospective analysis, The New York Times called Liberty Valance "...one of the great Western classics,"”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10