The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Directed by Charles Laughton · 93 min · Crime, Drama, Thriller
83.1 TOPICAL score · #268 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →In Depression-era West Virginia, a serial-killing preacher hunts two young children who know the whereabouts of a stash of money.
The Night of the Hunter (1955, directed by Charles Laughton) has a TOPICAL score of 83.1 - ranked 268 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and historical impact, and lowest on awards. Critics: 93% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 97. Audiences: TMDB 7.9/10 (1,922 ratings) · IMDb 8/10. Wikipedia covers it in 43 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.
- Critics93% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 97
- AudienceTMDB 7.9/10 (1,922 ratings) · IMDb 8/10
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 43 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read50,072 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
- Cult statusWikipedia mentions a cult following 2 times
Starring: Robert Mitchum (actor #532), Shelley Winters (actor #289), Lillian Gish (actor #134), Billy Chapin
“Over the years, the film has been positively reevaluated and is considered one of the greatest films ever made and a defining film of the Southern Gothic genre.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 10/10
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