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A Balasaur Score of 76 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 86%, Metacritic 62/100. Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do. Scores higher than 87% of the 609 1970s comedy movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
A deadpan young man obsessed with death meets an eccentric septuagenarian who teaches him to live life to the fullest.
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Metacritic62/100
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
1,243 audience votes
Key crew
- Hal AshbyDirector
- Colin HigginsWriter
Cast
- Ruth GordonMaude
- Bud CortHarold
- Vivian PicklesMrs. Chasen
- Cyril CusackGlaucus
- Charles TynerUncle Victor
- Ellen GeerSunshine Doré
- Eric ChristmasPriest
- G. WoodPsychiatrist
- Judy EnglesCandy Gulf
- Shari SummersEdith Phern
- Tom SkerrittMotorcycle Officer
- Susan MadiganGirlfriend
Stills
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Themes
dying and deathdepressionsuicidelife and deathage differencebirthdaysuicide attemptdead wishcemeterylife planningbanjocliff
The Best Movies of 1971
Harold and Maude is #18 of 60
