A charismatic charlatan begins a business — and eventually romantic — relationship with a roadside evangelist to sell religion to 1920s America. Based on Sinclair Lewis' novel of the same name.
Elmer Gantry has generally received very positive reviews.
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Elmer Gantry was released in 1960 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 102 reviews, giving Elmer Gantry (1960) an average rating of 78%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 85% and users giving an average score of 83%.
With a score of 78%, Elmer Gantry is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1960, which stands at 62%.
Other movies from 1960 with similar scores include films like Peeping Tom and Inherit the Wind.
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