Room at the Top
Seen it?1958 | 115 min | Drama, Romance
Friday Night Flickearly ratingWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (100% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it won 2 Oscars. Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. If you loved Little Children, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 55 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1958: an older pace and style.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
An ambitious young accountant schemes to wed a wealthy factory owner's daughter, despite falling in love with a married older woman.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
100% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.9 out of 10
- AwardsVery strong
Won 2 Oscars: Academy Awards: Best Actress, Academy Awards: Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium. Won 3 BAFTAs: British Academy Film Awards: Best Film from any Source, British Academy Film Awards: Best British Film, British Academy Film Awards: Best Foreign Actress. Won 1 Cannes award: Cannes Film Festival: Best Actress. Also nominated for 4 more Oscars, 1 Golden Globe and 2 more BAFTAs. Plus 3 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$2 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 26K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jack Clayton
- Laurence HarveyJoe Lampton
- Simone SignoretAlice Aisgill
- Heather SearsSusan Brown
- Donald WolfitMr. Brown
- Donald HoustonCharles Soames
- Hermione BaddeleyElspeth
- Beatrice VarleyAunt
- Allan CuthbertsonGeorge Aisgill
- Raymond HuntleyMr. Hoylake
- John WestbrookJack Wales