The Oscar (1966)
Directed by Russell Rouse · 119 min · Drama
2.0 TOPICAL score · #6,528 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →An amoral lowlife accidentally stumbles into an acting career that sets him on a trajectory to Hollywood stardom. But everyone on whom he steps on the way to the top remembers when he is nominated for an Oscar and he runs a dirty campaign in an attempt to win.
The Oscar (1966, directed by Russell Rouse) has a TOPICAL score of 2.0 - ranked 6,528 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and lasting engagement, and lowest on critics. It won 0 awards from 2 nominations. Critics: 12% on Rotten Tomatoes · 3.6/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 5.1/10 (17 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 11 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics12% on Rotten Tomatoes · 3.6/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 5.1/10 (17 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 2 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 11 languages
- Still read5,457 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Stephen Boyd (actor #811), Elke Sommer, Milton Berle (actor #1,810), Eleanor Parker (actor #769)