What is the Metascore for The Bridge on the River Kwai?

The Bridge on the River Kwai has a Metascore of 78 out of 100 on Celluloid.

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Official theatrical poster for The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

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Q: Is The Bridge on the River Kwai worth watching?

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) has a Celluloid Score of 87%, averaged across critic reviews, audience ratings, Metascore, Letterboxd, and IMDb. It comes recommended overall. Directed by David Lean.

Directed by David Lean · 1957

Quick Verdict

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) has a 87% Celluloid Score — our average across critic reviews, audience ratings, Metascore, Letterboxd, and IMDb. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

87%

Celluloid Score Recommended

Averaged from 5 sources

95% Critic Score

95% Audience

78 Metascore

★★★★☆ Letterboxd 4.3

8.1 IMDb /10

Runtime: 2h 41m
Cast: William Holden , Alec Guinness , Jack Hawkins

Is The Bridge on the River Kwai worth watching?

Yes — The Bridge on the River Kwai earns a 87% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

Critics Consensus

Lean's POW epic balances honor, madness, and whistling that echoes through cinema history.
Celluloid Critics Consensus

Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

What is The Bridge on the River Kwai about?

Allied POWs build a railway bridge for their Japanese captors while a commando team plans to destroy it in the Burmese jungle.

Critic Reviews

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The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) Review: A British Classic

★★★★½ 4.5/5

David Lean's The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) endures as a defining war landmark from United Kingdom, with scores that still shape how audiences discover cinema from the region.

Essential viewing — a certified classic.