The Odd Couple (1968)
Directed by Gene Saks · 106 min · Comedy
60.5 TOPICAL score · #1,252 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →In New York, Felix, a neurotic news writer who just broke up with his wife, is urged by his chaotic friend Oscar, a sports journalist, to move in with him, but their lifestyles are as different as night and day are, so Felix's ideas about housekeeping soon begin to irritate Oscar.
The Odd Couple (1968, directed by Gene Saks) has a TOPICAL score of 60.5 - ranked 1,252 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and cast, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 2 nominations. Critics: 97% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 86. Audiences: TMDB 7.4/10 (682 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 28 languages.
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- Critics97% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 86
- AudienceTMDB 7.4/10 (682 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 2 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 28 languages
- Still read20,617 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Jack Lemmon (actor #11), Walter Matthau (actor #274), John Fiedler (actor #1,013), Herb Edelman