Seven Samurai (1954)
七人の侍
Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Japan
drama · action
3.05composite canon score · ranked #216 of 4197 in our library · on 7 lists & awards
Score = weighted sum over every cited appearance below — methodology.
Where it appears
Every appearance is a citable fact; the points column shows what each contributes to the composite score.
| Appearance | Source | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Sight & Sound 2022 directors' poll #14 | Sight & Sound 2022 directors' poll | 0.768 |
| Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #20 | Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll | 0.683 |
| Letterboxd Top 250 #5 | Letterboxd Top 250 | 0.580 |
| Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1954 #3 | Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) | 0.500 |
| Scorsese's 39 essential foreign films | Scorsese's 39 essential foreign films | 0.228 |
| Criterion Collection spine #2 | Criterion Collection | 0.162 |
| Roger Ebert's Great Movies | Roger Ebert's Great Movies | 0.133 |