The Long, Hot Summer (1958)
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ThumbScore
👍 81%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
🎬 86%
(RT: 86%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Joanne Woodward as Clara Varner
Sarah Marshall as Agnes Stewart
Is The Long, Hot Summer good?
Most people think so. 81% audience score, estimated from 234 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 86%.
Overview
Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners. Wikipedia ↗
