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1917
2019
· Movie
· 119 min
A
MEANRANK
83/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #320
- IMDb #132
- Google retired #1336
- Rotten Tomatoes #800
- Metacritic #469
- Letterboxd #336
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1187
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #765
- Metacritic Critics #782
- Metacritic Audience #223
- Criticker #379
- Douban #284
- Kinopoisk #394
- AlloCiné #106
- Trakt #72
Every rating
66–88
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 66, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 88.
See the most agreed on films →During World War I, two young British soldiers are given a seemingly impossible mission. They must cross deep into enemy territory to deliver a critical message that will stop a battalion from walking into a deadly trap, a mission that could save sixteen hundred lives, including one of the soldier's brothers.
Details
- Director
- Sam Mendes
- Writers
- Krysty Wilson-Cairns, Sam Mendes
- Released
- 25 December 2019
- Country
- United States, United Kingdom, Spain, India
- Language
- English, French, German
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $100.0M
- Box office
- $446.1M
- Awards
- 59 wins, 90 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (57) →
Awards & nominations
See all 149 →10 major awards won · 59 wins from 149 nominations across 50 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2020 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2020 | Best Sound Mixing | Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2020 | Best Visual Effects | Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2020 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2020 | Best Director | Sam Mendes | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2020 | Best Film Editing | Lee Smith | Winner |
| Directors Guild of America Awards 2020 | Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | Sam Mendes | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2020 | Best Picture – Drama | 1917 | Winner |
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149 awards — 1917
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Academy Awards
10 nominations, 3 won
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Winner |
| Best Sound Mixing | Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson | Winner |
| Best Visual Effects | Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy | Winner |
| Best Director | Sam Mendes | Nominee |
| Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Naomi Donne, Tristan Versluis and Rebecca Cole | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Thomas Newman | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Jayne-Ann Tenggren and Callum McDougal | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing | Oliver Tarney and Rachael Tate | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Awards
8 nominations, 3 won
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Winner |
| Best Director | Sam Mendes | Winner |
| Best Film Editing | Lee Smith | Winner |
| Best Action Movie | 1917 | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Thomas Newman | Nominee |
| Best Picture | 1917 | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Sam Mendes | Winner |
| Best Picture – Drama | 1917 | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Thomas Newman | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | Sam Mendes | Winner |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Jayne-Ann Tenggren and Callum McDougal | Winner |
Art Directors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film | Dennis Gassner | Nominee |
César Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | 1917 | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | Thomas Newman | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
9 nominations, 7 won
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Winner |
| Best Director | Sam Mendes | Winner |
| Best Film | Pippa Harris, Callum McDougall, Sam Mendes and Jayne-Ann Tenggren | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales | Winner |
| Best Sound | Scott Millan, Oliver Tarney, Rachael Tate, Mark Taylor and Stuart Wilson | Winner |
| Best Special Visual Effects | Greg Butler, Guillaume Rocheron and Dominic Tuohy | Winner |
| Outstanding British Film | Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Callum McDougall, Jayne-Ann Tenggren and Krysty Wilson-Cairns | Winner |
| Best Makeup and Hair | Naomi Donne | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Thomas Newman | Nominee |
Hollywood Critics Association Awards
7 nominations, 4 won
| Best Action / War Film | 1917 | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Winner |
| Best Editing | Lee Smith | Winner |
| Best Picture | 1917 | Winner |
| Best Score | Thomas Newman | Nominee |
| Best Stunt Work | 1917 | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy | Nominee |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Winner |
| Best Director | Sam Mendes | Winner |
| Best Film | 1917 | Winner |
| Best Musical Score | Thomas Newman | Winner |
Georgia Film Critics Association
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Thomas Newman | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales | Winner |
| Best Director | Sam Mendes | Nominee |
| Best Picture | 1917 | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Thomas Newman | Winner |
| Best Visual Effects | Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy | Winner |
| Best Director | Sam Mendes | Nominee |
| Best Picture | 1917 | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Action Film | 1917 | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Winner |
| Best Music Score | Thomas Newman | Winner |
| Best Director | Sam Mendes | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Thomas Newman | Winner |
| Best Editing | Lee Smith | Nominee |
National Board of Review
2 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Winner |
| Top 10 Films | 1917 | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Winner |
| Top 10 Films | 1917 | Winner |
Satellite Awards
8 nominations, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Winner |
| Best Actor, Drama | George MacKay | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction and Production Design | Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales | Nominee |
| Best Director | Sam Mendes | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Lee Smith | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture, Drama | 1917 | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Thomas Newman | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Oliver Tarney, Stuart Wilson, Scott Millan and Mark Taylor | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Society
7 nominations, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Winner |
| Best Action Choreography | 1917 | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Lee Smith | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Thomas Newman | Nominee |
| Best Picture | 1917 | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Guillaume Rocheron, Greg Butler and Dominic Tuohy | Nominee |
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
6 nominations, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Winner |
| Best Director | Sam Mendes | Nominee |
| Best Film | 1917 | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Lee Smith | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Thomas Newman | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Dennis Gassner | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
6 nominations, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Winner |
| Best Director | Sam Mendes | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Lee Smith | Nominee |
| Best Film | 1917 | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Thomas Newman | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Lee Smith | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Thomas Newman | Nominee |
| Best Use of Visual Effects | 1917 | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Winner |
| Best Director | Sam Mendes | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Lee Smith | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Thomas Newman | Nominee |
| Best Picture | 1917 | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Winner |
| Best Art Direction / Production | Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales | Nominee |
| Best Score | Thomas Newman | Nominee |
International Film Music Critics Association
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Score for an Action/Adventure/Thriller Film | Thomas Newman | Winner |
| Film Music Composition of the Year | "The Night Window" by Thomas Newman | Nominee |
| Film Score of the Year | Thomas Newman | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Production Design | Dennis Gassner | Winner |
| Best Director | Sam Mendes | Nominee |
| Best Picture | 1917 | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Visually Striking Film of the Year | 1917 | Winner |
| Director of the Year | Sam Mendes | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Dialogue and ADR | Oliver Tarney and Rachael Tate | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Effects and Foley | Oliver Tarney, Michael Fentum, James Harrison, Hugo Adams, Sue Harding and Andrea King | Nominee |
American Society of Cinematographers
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Roger Deakins | Winner |
Belgian Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Grand Prix | 1917 | Winner |
Cinema for Peace
1 nomination, 1 won
| Cinema for Peace Award for the Most Valuable Film of the Year | Sam Mendes, Pippa Harris, Jayne-Ann Tenggren and Callum McDougal | Winner |
David di Donatello
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | 1917 | Winner |
Golden Eagle Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | 1917 | Winner |
IndieWire Critics Poll
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Winner |
Robert Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best English-language Feature | Sam Mendes | Winner |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Virtuosos Award | George MacKay | Winner |
London Film Critics' Circle
6 nominations
| Best British/Irish Actor | George MacKay | Nominee |
| Best Young British/Irish Performer | Dean-Charles Chapman | Nominee |
| British/Irish Film of the Year: The Attenborough Award | 1917 | Nominee |
| Director of the Year | Sam Mendes | Nominee |
| Film of the Year | 1917 | Nominee |
| Technical Achievement Award | Oliver Tarney | Nominee |
IGN Awards
4 nominations
| Best Action Movie of the Year | 1917 | Nominee |
| Best Director | Sam Mendes | Nominee |
| Best Lead Performer | George MacKay | Nominee |
| Best Movie of the Year | 1917 | Nominee |
International Cinephile Society
2 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
| Best Sound Design | Oliver Tarney, Rachel Tate, Mark Taylor, and Stuart Wilson | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
2 nominations
| Best Action or Adventure Film | 1917 | Nominee |
| Best Music | Thomas Newman | Nominee |
AACTA Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Direction | Sam Mendes | Nominee |
AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards
1 nomination
| Best Director | Sam Mendes | Nominee |
Casting Society of America
1 nomination
| Feature Big Budget – Drama | Nina Gold | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Use of Music | 1917 | Nominee |
Location Managers Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Locations in a Period Film | Emma Pill | Nominee |
Movieguide Awards
1 nomination
| Best Movie for Mature Audiences | 1917 | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Director | Sam Mendes | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | Guillaume Rocheron, Sona Pak, Greg Butler, Vijay Selvam and Dominic Tuohy | Nominee |
World Soundtrack Awards
1 nomination
| Film Composer of the Year | Thomas Newman | Nominee |