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Yentl (1983)

Directed by Barbra Streisand · 132 min · Music, Drama, Romance

35.1 TOPICAL score · #3,092 of 6,776 films

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In a time when girls were forbidden to study religious scriptures, a Jewish girl masquerades as a boy to enter religious training and unexpectedly finds love along the way.

Yentl (1983, directed by Barbra Streisand) has a TOPICAL score of 35.1 - ranked 3,092 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on historical impact. It won 2 awards from 4 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Original Song Score. Critics: 69% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 68. Audiences: TMDB 6.7/10 (271 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 25 languages.

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Critics41
Audience41
Awards81
Historical impact27
Lasting engagement41
Cast41
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: Barbra Streisand (actor #321), Mandy Patinkin (actor #1,289), Amy Irving, Nehemiah Persoff

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