The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
Directed by Atom Egoyan · 112 min · Drama
68.8 TOPICAL score · #817 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →A small mountain community in Canada is devastated when a school bus accident leaves more than a dozen of its children dead. A big-city lawyer arrives to help the survivors' and victims' families prepare a class-action suit, but his efforts only seem to push the townspeople further apart. At the same time, one teenage survivor of the accident has to reckon with the loss of innocence brought about by a different kind of damage.
The Sweet Hereafter (1997, directed by Atom Egoyan) has a TOPICAL score of 68.8 - ranked 817 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on historical impact. It won 5 awards from 7 nominations, including the Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix. Critics: 98% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 91. Audiences: TMDB 6.9/10 (443 ratings) · IMDb 7.4/10. Wikipedia covers it in 27 languages.
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- Critics98% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 91
- AudienceTMDB 6.9/10 (443 ratings) · IMDb 7.4/10
- Awards5 wins, 7 nominations - incl. Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films; Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Motion Picture
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 27 languages
- Still read11,574 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Ian Holm (actor #213), Sarah Polley (actor #1,029), Tom McCamus, Gabrielle Rose
“"Director Atom Egoyan examines tragedy and its aftermath with intelligence and empathy."”
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