8½ (1963) movie poster

8½ (1963)

"A picture that goes beyond what men think about - because no man ever thought about it in quite this way!"
ThumbScore
👍 86%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 95%
Drama

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Director
Runtime
2h 19m
Country
Italy, France
Language
Italian
TMDB Rating
8.1/10 (2,492 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
97%
Metacritic
93

Cast

Marcello Mastroianni as Guido Anselmi · 82% avg
Claudia Cardinale as Claudia · 78% avg
Anouk Aimée as Luisa Anselmi · 78% avg
Sandra Milo as Carla
Rossella Falk as Rossella
Barbara Steele as Gloria Morin · 77% avg
Madeleine Lebeau as Madeleine, the French Actress
Caterina Boratto as Mysterious Lady

Is 8½ good?

Yes. 86% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 95%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#533 / 3335 · Drama
Rank in its year
#4 / 16 · 1963
Rank among its director's films

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

Guido Anselmi, a film director, finds himself creatively barren at the peak of his career. Urged by his doctors to rest, Anselmi heads for a luxurious resort, but a sorry group gathers—his producer, staff, actors, wife, mistress, and relatives—each one begging him to get on with the show. In retreat from their dependency, he fantasizes about past women and dreams of his childhood. Wikipedia ↗

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