Ben-Hur (1959)
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Critics Score
🎬 88%
(RT: 87%, MC: 90) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Is Ben-Hur good?
Yes. 86% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 88%.
Where it ranks on ThumbScore
By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.
Overview
In 26 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners. Wikipedia ↗
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What Reddit Thinks
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Top comment: "They should immediately remake the remake of ben hur to recoup their losses."
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Top comment: "I can't believe someone thought: "Hey you know what film needs a remake?... Ben-Hur!""
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Top comment: "Oh, to see *Ben-Hur* on the big screen! What an opportunity, to watch a masterpiece as originally..."