A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.
Seven Samurai has generally received very positive reviews.
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Seven Samurai was released in 1954 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 734 reviews, giving Seven Samurai (1954) an average rating of 89%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 96%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 92%.
With a score of 89%, Seven Samurai is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1954, which stands at 59%.
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