Wait Until Dark (1967)
Directed by Terence Young · 108 min · Thriller, Crime, Horror
57.7 TOPICAL score · #1,417 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →After a flight back home, Sam Hendrix returns with a doll he innocently acquired along the way. As it turns out, the doll is actually stuffed with heroin, and a group of criminals led by the ruthless Roat has followed Hendrix back to his place to retrieve it. When Hendrix leaves for business, the crooks make their move -- and find his blind wife, Susy, alone in the apartment. Soon, a life-threatening game begins between Susy and the thugs.
Wait Until Dark (1967, directed by Terence Young) has a TOPICAL score of 57.7 - ranked 1,417 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and cast, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 81. Audiences: TMDB 7.3/10 (620 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 37 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 81
- AudienceTMDB 7.3/10 (620 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 37 languages
- Still read22,987 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Audrey Hepburn (actor #33), Alan Arkin (actor #271), Richard Crenna (actor #1,415), Efrem Zimbalist