After leaving Netflix, the most popular film of all time, according to French viewers on Allociné, is streaming again on another platform.
The streaming platforms’ catalogs change very regularly, so it’s not necessarily easy to find your way around! If a program is deleted from one, it may reappear on another. A real problem for subscribers. This also applies to the film most rated by Allociné viewers, which is therefore considered the best of all time by users of the website specializing in cinema. After leaving Netflix, it will now be uploaded to Prime Video.
Forrest Gump has established itself as a great classic of the seventh art since its release in 1994. It must be said that the feature film by Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future) combines all the ingredients for success: a moving and didactic plot that traces the recent history of the United States, but also celebrated interpretations of its actors. Generations of viewers have been seduced and continue to regard it as a must-see film in their lifetime. In 2011, it was also selected for preservation at the Library of the American Congress because it was deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically important.”
This drama follows the story by a man, Forrest Gump, who is waiting for his bus and takes the opportunity to tell his life story to the other passengers waiting on the bench next to him. Although he was considered simple-minded, he still experienced the greatest moments in American history since the 1950s: the end of racial segregation, the Vietnam War, the elections of Kennedy and Nixon, but also the hippie movement, Neil Armstrong’s moon landing, etc Watergate Scandal and the AIDS Epidemic.
Tom Hanks stars opposite Robin Wright (House of cards), Gary Sinise (Of mice and men) or Mykelti Williamson (Save Willy). In 1995, the film won numerous awards, including the Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor for Tom Hanks, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Editing and Best Visual Effects.
Go out Forrest Gump received overall positive international reviews based on Metacritic (82/100) or Rotten Tomatoes (71%). The French press was somewhat less enthusiastic, but Zemeckis’ production still ranks at the top of the best films of all time in the opinion of Allocine viewers, with a score of 4.6/5. After leaving Netflix on February 14, Forest Gump will be streaming again on Amazon’s streaming platform from April 15, 2024.
