The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Directed by Sam Wood · 128 min · Drama, Family
63.7 TOPICAL score · #1,072 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.
The Pride of the Yankees (1942, directed by Sam Wood) has a TOPICAL score of 63.7 - ranked 1,072 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and historical impact, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 1 award from 11 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Film Editing. Critics: 94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.6/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.3/10 (148 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 32 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.6/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.3/10 (148 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 11 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Film Editing
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 32 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read8,757 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Gary Cooper (actor #107), Teresa Wright (actor #218), Babe Ruth, Walter Brennan (actor #351)
“The film is less a sports biography than an homage to a heroic and widely loved sports figure whose tragic and premature death touched the entire nation.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 6/10