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127 Hours
2010
· Movie
· 94 min
B
MEANRANK
78/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #936
- IMDb #995
- Google retired #1482
- Rotten Tomatoes #649
- Metacritic #474
- Letterboxd #2274
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #606
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1099
- Metacritic Critics #556
- Metacritic Audience #594
- Criticker #1206
- Douban #557
- Kinopoisk #952
- AlloCiné #1106
- Trakt #1226
Every rating
55–93
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 55, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 93.
See the most agreed on films →The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.
Details
- Director
- Danny Boyle
- Writers
- Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy
- Based on
- Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston
- Released
- 12 November 2010
- Country
- France, United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English, Italian
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $18.0M
- Box office
- $35.7M
- Awards
- 12 wins, 89 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (39) →
Awards & nominations
See all 101 →1 major award won · 12 wins from 101 nominations across 32 ceremonies
| Independent Spirit Awards 2011 | Best Male Lead | James Franco | Winner |
| Academy Award 2011 | Best Picture | Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson | Nominee |
| Academy Award 2011 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy | Nominee |
| Academy Award 2011 | Best Film Editing | Jon Harris | Nominee |
| Academy Award 2011 | Best Original Score | A. R. Rahman | Nominee |
| Academy Award 2011 | Best Original Song | A. R. Rahman, Dido and Rollo Armstrong for " If I Rise " | Nominee |
| Academy Award 2011 | Best Actor | James Franco | Nominee |
| Art Directors Guild 2011 | Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Suttirat Larlarb | Nominee |
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Independent Spirit Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Male Lead | James Franco | Winner |
| Best Director | Danny Boyle | Nominee |
| Best Film | 127 Hours | Nominee |
Academy Award
6 nominations
| Best Actor | James Franco | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Jon Harris | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | A. R. Rahman | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | A. R. Rahman, Dido and Rollo Armstrong for " If I Rise " | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | James Franco | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | A. R. Rahman | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Suttirat Larlarb | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America
1 nomination
| Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Danny Boyle and Christian Colson | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | James Franco | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy | Nominee |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | James Franco | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Anthony Dod Mantle and Enrique Chediak | Winner |
| Top 10 Films | 127 Hours | Winner |
| Best Director | Danny Boyle | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Online
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | James Franco | Winner |
| Top Ten Films | 127 Hours | Winner |
Broadcast Film Critics Association
8 nominations, 1 won
| Best Song | A. R. Rahman, Dido and Rollo Armstrong for "If I Rise" | Winner |
| Best Actor | James Franco | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Anthony Dod Mantle and Enrique Chediak | Nominee |
| Best Director | Danny Boyle | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Jon Harris | Nominee |
| Best Picture | 127 Hours | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Glenn Freemantle, Steven C. Laneri, Douglas Cameron, Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
5 nominations, 1 won
| Special Merit | 127 Hours | Winner |
| Best Actor | James Franco | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy | Nominee |
| Best Director | Danny Boyle | Nominee |
| Moving the Medium Forward | 127 Hours | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Director | Danny Boyle | Winner |
| Best Actor | James Franco | Nominee |
| Best Film | 127 Hours | Nominee |
World Soundtrack Academy
2 nominations, 1 won
| The Public Choice Award | A. R. Rahman | Winner |
| Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film | A. R. Rahman, Dido and Rollo Armstrong ("If I Rise") | Nominee |
American Film Institute
1 nomination, 1 won
| AFI Movies of the Year | 127 Hours | Winner |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Performance of the Year | James Franco | Winner |
Satellite Awards
9 nominations
| Best Actor — Motion Picture Drama | James Franco | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Anthony Dod Mantle and Enrique Chediak | Nominee |
| Best Director | Danny Boyle | Nominee |
| Best Film — Drama | 127 Hours | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | A. R. Rahman | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | A. R. Rahman, Dido and Rollo Armstrong ("If I Rise") | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Glenn Freemantle, Steven C. Laneri, Douglas Cameron, Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | James Winnifrith, Adam Gascoyne and Tim Caplan | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
8 nominations
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | James Franco | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Anthony Dod Mantle and Enrique Chediak | Nominee |
| Best Director | Danny Boyle | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Jon Harris | Nominee |
| Best Music | A. R. Rahman | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Glenn Freemantle, Steven C. Laneri, Douglas Cameron, Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke | Nominee |
| Outstanding British Film | 127 Hours | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
6 nominations
| Best Actor | James Franco | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Jon Harris | Nominee |
| Best Score | A. R. Rahman | Nominee |
| Bravest Performance | James Franco | Nominee |
| Unforgettable Moment | 127 Hours | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
6 nominations
| Best Actor | James Franco | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Anthony Dod Mantle and Enrique Chediak | Nominee |
| Best Director | Danny Boyle | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | A. R. Rahman | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | A. R. Rahman and Dido and Rollo ("If I Rise") | Nominee |
| Best Picture | 127 Hours | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
6 nominations
| Best Actor | James Franco | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Anthony Dod Mantle and Enrique Chediak | Nominee |
| Best Director | Danny Boyle | Nominee |
| Best Film | 127 Hours | Nominee |
| Best Score | A. R. Rahman | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
5 nominations
| Best Actor | James Franco | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Anthony Dod Mantle and Enrique Chediak | Nominee |
| Best Director | Danny Boyle | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Jon Harris | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
5 nominations
| Best Actor | James Franco | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Anthony Dod Mantle and Enrique Chediak | Nominee |
| Best Director | Danny Boyle | Nominee |
| Best Editing | John Harris | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | A. R. Rahman | Nominee |
Empire Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor | James Franco | Nominee |
| Best British Film | 127 Hours | Nominee |
| Best Thriller | 127 Hours | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
2 nominations
| British Director of the Year | Danny Boyle | Nominee |
| British Film of the Year | 127 Hours | Nominee |
National Movie Awards
2 nominations
| Best Drama | 127 Hours | Nominee |
| Performance of the Year | James Franco | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Actor | James Franco | Nominee |
Evening Standard British Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay | Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy | Nominee |
London Film Festival
1 nomination
| Best Film | 127 Hours | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Jaw Dropping Moment | James Franco | Nominee |
Motion Picture Sound Editors
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing: Feature Film FX & Foley | Glenn Freemantle | Nominee |
Toronto Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Actor | James Franco | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Actor | James Franco | Nominee |