Fitzcarraldo (1982)
0.1431Canon Score · ranked #184 all time
Aggregated from 6 of 31 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →
About the film
Fitzcarraldo is a dreamer who plans to build an opera house in Iquitos, in the Peruvian Amazon, so, in order to finance his project, he embarks on an epic adventure to collect rubber, a very profitable product, in a remote and unexplored region of the rainforest.
Why it ranks #184
Every list on which Fitzcarraldo appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Halliwell's Top 1000 (2005) | Critics' canon | #56 / 1041 |
| Empire 500 Greatest (2008) | Editorial list | #111 / 500 |
| Ebert Great Movies (I–IV) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| Slant 100 Essential Films | Critics' canon | Selected |
| 1001 Movies (2003-2024 union) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| NYT Best 1000 Movies (2004) | Critics' canon | Selected |