The Miracle Worker (1962)
Directed by Arthur Penn · 106 min · Drama, History
74.2 TOPICAL score · #576 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →The true story of the frightening, lonely world of silence and darkness of 7-year-old Helen Keller who, since infancy, has never seen the sky, heard her mother's voice or expressed her innermost feelings. Then Annie Sullivan, a 20-year-old teacher from Boston, arrives. Having just recently regained her own sight, the no-nonsense Annie reaches out to Helen through the power of touch, the only tool they have in common, and leads her bold pupil on a miraculous journey from fear and isolation to happiness and light.
The Miracle Worker (1962, directed by Arthur Penn) has a TOPICAL score of 74.2 - ranked 576 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and historical impact, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 3 awards from 6 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Actress. Critics: 96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.9/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.9/10 (358 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 33 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
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- Critics96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.9/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.9/10 (358 ratings)
- Awards3 wins, 6 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Actress; Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 33 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read26,073 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Anne Bancroft (actor #178), Patty Duke, Victor Jory (actor #1,497), Inga Swenson
“Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 83 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10