The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Directed by David Lean · United Kingdom / United States
drama · war
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oscar Best Picture winner 1957 | Oscar Best Picture | 1.500 |
| BAFTA Best Film winner 1958 | BAFTA Best Film | 1.000 |
| BFI Top 100 British films #11 | BFI Top 100 British films | 0.418 |
| AFI 100 (1998) #13 | AFI 100 (1998) | 0.394 |
| Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1957 #5 | Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) | 0.387 |
| AFI 100 (2007) #36 | AFI 100 (2007) | 0.384 |
| National Film Registry (inducted 1997) | National Film Registry | 0.226 |
| Empire 500 (2008) #163 | Empire 500 (2008) | 0.204 |
| Letterboxd Top 250 #238 | Letterboxd Top 250 | 0.190 |
| NYT Best 1,000 Movies | NYT Best 1,000 Movies | 0.167 |
| Roger Ebert's Great Movies | Roger Ebert's Great Movies | 0.133 |
| Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies | Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies | 0.112 |
Awards
- Oscar Best Picture winner 1957
- BAFTA Best Film winner 1958