Lawrence of Arabia
Ranked 10 of 24 films by recommenders
People recommend it as a beautiful, influential epic that holds attention and looks stunning on a large screen, especially in 70mm.
People recommend it as a beautiful, influential epic that holds attention and looks stunning on a large screen, especially in 70mm.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Looks great on big screens
“It's not boring on a giant display with the original 6-track mix playing just a tad too loud all around you.”
Comment from 31 Jan 2026 in “The Film Students Who Can No Longer Sit Through Films” “Lawrence of Arabia in 70mm? Not blurry”
Comment from 31 Jul 2026 in “IMAX vs. IMAX 70mm: The difference between these two cinema formats” Holds attention throughout
“It's not boring on a giant display with the original 6-track mix playing just a tad too loud all around you.”
Comment from 31 Jan 2026 in “The Film Students Who Can No Longer Sit Through Films” “At no point was it boring”
Comment from 31 Jan 2026 in “The Film Students Who Can No Longer Sit Through Films”
Other films people recommend
The four most recommended other films, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Odyssey by Christopher Nolan | 50 | 37 | 57% | 7 | — | — |
| Perfect Days (2023 film) | 19 | 1 | 95% | 9 | — | Approved |
| The Secret Agent (2025 film) | 18 | 9 | 67% | 2 | — | — |
| One Battle After Another | 17 | 14 | 55% | 5 | — | — |
| Lawrence of ArabiaThis page | 9 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Like my favorite film is Lawrence of Arabia, but it's not accurate.”
“Lawrence of Arabia in 70mm? Not blurry”
“My library is full of movies that cost me $5 or less.”
“These voids are not to ingest more, but to help digest what has been ingested in previous scenes”
“It's not boring on a giant display with the original 6-track mix playing just a tad too loud all around you.”
“At no point was it boring”
“Beautiful, influential, impressively produced.”
“you can watch the new Dune and Lawrence of Arabia back to back and have similarly enjoyable time”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.