Under the Volcano (1984)
Directed by John Huston · 112 min · Drama
30.5 TOPICAL score · #3,498 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Against a background of war breaking out in Europe and the Mexican fiesta Day of Death, we are taken through one day in the life of Geoffrey Firmin, a British consul living in alcoholic disrepair and obscurity in a small southern Mexican town in 1939. The consul's self-destructive behaviour, perhaps a metaphor for a menaced civilization, is a source of perplexity and sadness to his nomadic, idealistic half-brother, Hugh, and his ex-wife, Yvonne, who has returned with hopes of healing Geoffrey and their broken marriage.
Under the Volcano (1984, directed by John Huston) has a TOPICAL score of 30.5 - ranked 3,498 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 1 award from 3 nominations, including the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. Critics: 74% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.5/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.6/10 (108 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 25 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics74% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.5/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 6.6/10 (108 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 3 nominations - incl. National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 25 languages
- Still read5,756 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Albert Finney (actor #264), Jacqueline Bisset (actor #878), Anthony Andrews, Ignacio López Tarso