The Elephant Man (1980)
"A true story of courage and human dignity."
Critics Score
🎬 84%
(RT: 91%, MC: 78) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Hannah Gordon as Mrs Treves
Is The Elephant Man good?
Yes. 86% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 84%.
Where it ranks on ThumbScore
By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.
Overview
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London. Wikipedia ↗
