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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
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Information
- Year
- 1962
- Runtime
- 134 min.
- Director
- Robert Aldrich
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller, Horror
- Rating *
- 8.1
- Votes *
- 30,499
- Checks
- 9,618
- Favs
- 954
- Dislikes
- 59
- Favs/checks
- 9.9% (1:10)
- Favs/dislikes
- 16:1
Top comments
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Timec
Like a hybrid of "Sunset Boulevard" and "Misery," but not as good as "Sunset Boulevard" and only ten million times better than "Misery." 13 years 5 months ago -
samoan
Good movie. Overall a little slow moving but not boring in any way. What frustrated me about this film that made it good and not great was how easy it was for Jane to trick people and abuse her sister without people questioning anything.. But it is a minor issue for a good movie with great acting. 8 years ago
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DisneyStitch
With Sunset Boulevard being one of my all-time faves, it was impossible not to notice the similarities between the two films yet Baby Jane manages to stand on its own two feet. Davis and Crawford give their all in this one, the film is truly carried by their performances. It has almost the same emotional caliber of Sunset, yet hit me in a different way I think due to the family aspect. It's incredible how bold the two films are though. In such a strong way they take massive cannon-shots at everything that Hollywood culture was (and still is) and reveal how emotionally powerful a force like denial can be. Looking into these films is like taking a glimpse into the fractured human soul, and that is what's so powerful. The plot twist at the end was unexpected and radically changed the outlook of the film yet it certainly gave you more to think about after the credits rolled. 3 years 7 months ago
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This movie ranks #11 in IMDb's Horror Top 50
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This movie ranks #39 in IMDb's 1960s Top 50
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This movie ranks #49 in IMDb's Independent Top 50
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This movie ranks #54 in Akira Kurosawa's A Dream Is a Genius
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This movie ranks #63 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills
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This movie ranks #85 in iCheckMovies's 1960s Top 100
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This movie ranks #104 in TSZDT's The 1,000 Greatest Horror Films
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This movie ranks #289 in Jennifer Eiss's 500 Essential Cult Movies
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This movie ranks #321 in Roger Ebert's Great Movies
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This movie ranks #389 in 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
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This movie ranks #509 in TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest Films: 1001-2500
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This movie ranks #627 in David Thomson's Have You Seen?
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This movie ranks #863 in Library of Congress's National Film Registry
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This movie ranks #964 in The Guardian's 1000 Films to See Before You Die
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This movie ranks #966 in The New York Times's Book of Movies
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