Grand Illusion
1937·Jean Renoir
DramaHistoryWar
89.0composite
A group of French soldiers, including the patrician Captain de Boeldieu and the working-class Lieutenant Maréchal, grapple with their own class differences after being captured and held in a World War I German prison camp. When the men are transferred to a high-security fortress, they must concoct a plan to escape beneath the watchful eye of aristocratic German officer von Rauffenstein, who has formed an unexpected bond with de Boeldieu.
97%Rotten Tomatoes
81IMDb
Ranking Formula
89.0
out of 100
🍅Rotten Tomatoes97.0
50% weight — Critic consensus
👥IMDb81.0
50% weight — Audience rating
How we calculate the score
RT 97.0 × 0.50
+ IMDb 81.0 × 0.50
= 89.0