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A Balasaur Score of 85 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 93%, Metacritic 88/100. Scores higher than 93% of the 781 1960s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.
Ratings
IMDb8.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Metacritic88/100
2,944 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert MulliganDirector
- Horton FooteScreenplay
- Elmer BernsteinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Gregory PeckAtticus Finch
- Mary BadhamScout Finch
- Phillip AlfordJem
- John MegnaDill Harris
- Frank OvertonSheriff Heck Tate
- Brock PetersTom Robinson
- Rosemary MurphyMaudie Atkinson
- Ruth WhiteMrs. Dubose
- Estelle EvansCalpurnia
- Paul FixJudge Taylor
- Collin Wilcox PaxtonMayella Violet Ewell
- James AndersonBob Ewell
Stills
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Themes
right and justicerapesibling relationshipbased on novel or bookcourt casecourtisolationbecoming an adultfalsely accusedarbitrary lawalabamasocially deprived family
The Best Movies of 1962
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