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Theorem (1968)

Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini · 95 min · Mystery, Drama

29.5 TOPICAL score · #3,592 of 6,776 films

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A wealthy Italian household is turned upside down when a handsome stranger arrives, seduces every family member and then disappears. Each has an epiphany of sorts, but none can figure out who the seductive visitor was or why he came.

Theorem (1968, directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini) has a TOPICAL score of 29.5 - ranked 3,592 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and audience, and lowest on awards. Critics: 83% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.5/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (463 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 30 languages.

Why this score

Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.

Critics65
Audience56
Awards0
Historical impact32
Lasting engagement38
Cast18
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: Terence Stamp (actor #885), Silvana Mangano (actor #1,006), Massimo Girotti (actor #1,353), Anne Wiazemsky

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