Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Directed by Mike Nichols · 131 min · Drama
84.2 TOPICAL score · #237 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →A history professor and his wife entertain a young couple who are new to the university's faculty. As the drinks flow, secrets come to light, and the middle-aged couple unload onto their guests the full force of the bitterness, dysfunction, and animosity that defines their marriage.
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966, directed by Mike Nichols) has a TOPICAL score of 84.2 - ranked 237 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and historical impact, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 6 awards from 14 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Actress. Critics: 96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 75. Audiences: TMDB 7.7/10 (950 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 46 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics96% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 75
- AudienceTMDB 7.7/10 (950 ratings)
- Awards6 wins, 14 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Actress; Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress; Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 46 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read42,187 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Elizabeth Taylor (actor #52), Richard Burton (actor #250), George Segal (actor #775), Sandy Dennis
“James Powers of The Hollywood Reporter wrote the film "is an instant film classic, and Warner Bros. deserves the highest credit for making it a movie without compromise."”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10