What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Directed by Robert Aldrich · 135 min · Horror, Thriller
81.0 TOPICAL score · #333 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →A former vaudeville child star viciously torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962, directed by Robert Aldrich) has a TOPICAL score of 81.0 - ranked 333 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and audience. It won 1 award from 5 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White. Critics: 91% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.9/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.9/10 (1,201 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 36 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics91% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.9/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.9/10 (1,201 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 5 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 36 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read58,808 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
- Cult statusWikipedia mentions a cult following 2 times
Starring: Bette Davis (actor #50), Joan Crawford (actor #308), Victor Buono, Wesley Addy
“In the years after release, critics continued to acclaim the film for its psychologically driven black comedy, camp, and creation of the psycho-biddy subgenre.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10