The Artist
Directed by Michel Hazanavicius · 2011 ·
The Artist (2011) earns a 86% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.
Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.
Five-source breakdown
🏆 4 award wins — Won Best Picture, Academy Awards 2012
The Weinstein Company Why this score?
- Strong critic approval (95% positive).
- General viewers mostly liked it (89%).
- Metascore signals universal acclaim (89/100).
- Letterboxd diarists rate it highly (4/5).
- Celluloid Score 86% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.
Best for
- Viewers who want a well-regarded romance, drama pick
- Short runtime — easy weeknight watch
Not ideal for
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Is The Artist worth watching?
Yes — The Artist earns a 86% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.
Critics Consensus
A black-and-white silent film that won Best Picture — audacious, charming, and deeply nostalgic.
Celluloid Critics Consensus
Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.
What is The Artist about?
A silent-film star watches his career collapse as talkies rise, finding redemption through a rising young dancer who never forgot him.
Critic Reviews
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