Germinal (1993)
"Who needs God and Heaven? We can change this lousy world."
ThumbScore
👍 76%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
🎬 75%
(RT: 75%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Renaud as Étienne Lantier
Judith Henry as Catherine Maheu
Jean-Roger Milo as Antoine Chaval
Laurent Terzieff as Souvarine
Is Germinal good?
Most people think so. 76% audience score, estimated from 349 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 75%.
Overview
It's mid 19th century, north of France. The story of a coal miner's town. They are exploited by the mine's owner. One day the decide to go on strike, and then the authorities repress them. Wikipedia ↗
