To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Directed by Robert Mulligan · 129 min · Drama
88.9 TOPICAL score · #125 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962, directed by Robert Mulligan) has a TOPICAL score of 88.9 - ranked 125 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and audience, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 4 awards from 9 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Actor. Critics: 93% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 88. Audiences: TMDB 8/10 (2,979 ratings) · IMDb 8.2/10. Wikipedia covers it in 55 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics93% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 88
- AudienceTMDB 8/10 (2,979 ratings) · IMDb 8.2/10
- Awards4 wins, 9 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Actor; Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay; Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 55 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read64,584 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Gregory Peck (actor #64), Mary Badham, Phillip Alford, John Megna
“In 2007, the film ranked twenty-fifth on the AFI's 10th anniversary list of the greatest American movies of all time.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10