Spoiler-free premise
Newly married marshal Will Kane faces the noon arrival of a vengeful outlaw while the town refuses to stand beside him.
Why it belongs
High Noon transforms real-time waiting into a stark test of civic courage, deploying clocks, empty streets, and social refusal as narrative pressure.
Major award record
Metadata only · zero points in 40/40/20Plus 3 additional wins
Totals include every recorded competitive win. Only Picture or top-film honors, Direction, Screenplay, and lead or supporting performances are named.
Institutional reference ranks
Great Cinema Master List scores