Film · 1941 · Drama

Citizen Kane

Name: Citizen Kane
Genre: Drama
Released: 1941

Citizen Kane is ranked #1 of 72 in the films and TV census, from the two published rankings that hold it.

Genres Drama

The Cut

Made the Cut in both rankings

Ranked in two published lists

#1AFI 100 Years 2007: top 20 films (excerpt)Made the Cut source library · @curated-library · 20 rankedMade the Cut

#3Sight and Sound 2022: top 20 films (excerpt)Made the Cut source library · @curated-library · 20 rankedMade the Cut

Where Citizen Kane ranks

#1Best Drama Filmsof 39 ranked

#1Best Filmsof 52 ranked

#1Best Films of 1941of 1 ranked

#1Best Films of the 1940sof 4 ranked

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About Citizen Kane

In his mansion at Xanadu, the elderly Charles Foster Kane is on his deathbed. Holding a snow globe, he utters a word, "Rosebud", and dies. Learning of the "Rosebud" rumor reporter Jerry Thompson becomes obsessed with discovering the meaning of the word and takes a fine-tooth comb to the infamous, enormously wealthy newspaper publisher's life.

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