The Wild Bunch (1969)
Directed by Sam Peckinpah · 145 min · Western
85.5 TOPICAL score · #204 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them.
The Wild Bunch (1969, directed by Sam Peckinpah) has a TOPICAL score of 85.5 - ranked 204 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and critics. It won 0 awards from 2 nominations. Critics: 91% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 98. Audiences: TMDB 7.6/10 (1,392 ratings) · IMDb 7.9/10. Wikipedia covers it in 53 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics91% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 98
- AudienceTMDB 7.6/10 (1,392 ratings) · IMDb 7.9/10
- Awards0 wins, 2 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 53 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read31,279 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
- Cult statusWikipedia mentions a cult following 1 time
Starring: William Holden (actor #71), Ernest Borgnine (actor #165), Robert Ryan (actor #681), Jaime Sánchez
“Regarded as one of the greatest films of all time, The Wild Bunch was selected by the Library of Congress in 1999 for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as "culturally, historically or aesthetical”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 10/10