All the King's Men (1949)
"He Might Have Been A Pretty Good Guy . . . If Too Much Power . . . And Women . . . Hadn't Gone To his Head !"
ThumbScore
👍 83%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 97%
(RT: 97%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Broderick Crawford as Willie Stark
Joanne Dru as Anne Stanton
John Derek as Tom Stark
Mercedes McCambridge as Sadie Burke
Shepperd Strudwick as Adam Stanton
Ralph Dumke as Tiny Duffy
Anne Seymour as Mrs. Lucy Stark
Is All the King's Men good?
Most people think so. 83% audience score, estimated from 250 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 97%.
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Overview
A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a too-clever-for-her-own-good political flack. Wikipedia ↗
