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A.k.a.
Day for Night
Year
1973
Runtime
116 min.
Director
François Truffaut
Genres
Drama, Romance, Comedy
Rating *
8.0
Votes *
13,502
Checks
4,579
Favs
513
Dislikes
29
Favs/checks
11.2% (1:9)
Favs/dislikes
18:1
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  1. Yousef Mousa's avatar

    Yousef Mousa

    I loved when Truffaut showed the names of his favorite directors 9 years 4 months ago
  2. FazzyOscar's avatar

    FazzyOscar

    Watching Truffaut and Jean-Pierre acting side by side was a treat !! 9 years 7 months ago
  3. mi-16evil's avatar

    mi-16evil

    "Listen, it's very simple. We'll stop and begin shooting again when you find me a cat who knows how to act!"

    Very funny and charming Truffaut film. Ranks up there with Ed Wood and American Movie as the best films about making films.
    12 years 10 months ago
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  1. This movie ranks #21 in Time Out's The 100 Best French Films
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  2. This movie ranks #26 in Academy Award - Best International Feature Film
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  3. This movie ranks #28 in BAFTA Award - Best Film
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  4. This movie ranks #28 in Spike Lee's Essential List of Films for Filmmakers
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  5. This movie ranks #34 in Roger Ebert's Great Movies
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  6. This movie ranks #42 in IMDb's 1970s Top 50
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  7. This movie ranks #70 in iCheckMovies's 1970s Top 100
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  8. This movie ranks #94 in Academy Award - Best International Feature Film Nominees
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  9. This movie ranks #148 in Halliwell's Top 1000: The Ultimate Movie Countdown
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  10. This movie ranks #194 in The New York Times's Book of Movies
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  11. This movie ranks #225 in Harvard's Suggested Film Viewing: Narrative Films
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  12. This movie ranks #225 in Time Out's 1000 Films to Change Your Life
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  13. This movie ranks #346 in BFI's 360 Classic Feature Films Project
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  14. This movie ranks #413 in TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest Films
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  15. This movie ranks #557 in Sight & Sound's The Greatest Films of All Time
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  16. This movie ranks #564 in 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
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  17. This movie ranks #643 in The Guardian's 1000 Films to See Before You Die
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  18. This movie ranks #756 in David Thomson's Have You Seen?
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  19. This movie ranks #927 in The Criterion Collection
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