The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Directed by John Huston · 126 min · Adventure, Drama, Western
92.0 TOPICAL score · #69 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Two jobless Americans convince a prospector to travel to the mountains of Mexico with them in search of gold. But the hostile wilderness, local bandits, and greed all get in the way of their journey.
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948, directed by John Huston) has a TOPICAL score of 92.0 - one of the 100 best movies of all time by TOPICAL's score. It scores highest on critics and audience. It won 4 awards from 5 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Director. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 98. Audiences: TMDB 8/10 (1,405 ratings) · IMDb 8.2/10. Wikipedia covers it in 45 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.
- Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 9.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 98
- AudienceTMDB 8/10 (1,405 ratings) · IMDb 8.2/10
- Awards4 wins, 5 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Director; Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 45 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read27,814 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Humphrey Bogart (actor #7), Walter Huston (actor #487), Tim Holt, Bruce Bennett (actor #877)
“The film continues to be highly regarded by critics and audiences, sometimes referred to as Huston's magnum opus and one of the greatest films of all time.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 10/10