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21 Grams
2003
· Movie
· 124 min
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MEANRANK
76/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1188
- IMDb #839
- Google retired #1869
- Rotten Tomatoes #1296
- Metacritic #1273
- Letterboxd #1301
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2034
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #988
- Metacritic Critics #1443
- Metacritic Audience #1039
- Criticker #874
- Douban #941
- Kinopoisk #701
- AlloCiné #591
- Trakt #1533
Every rating
59–86
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 59, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 86.
See the most agreed on films →The lives of three strangers become tragically intertwined after a devastating accident. A critically ill mathematician, a grieving mother, and a reformed ex-convict are connected by a single event that causes them to question fate, redemption, and the value of life. Their paths cross in unexpected ways as they search for meaning in the aftermath of loss.
Details
- Director
- Alejandro G. Iñárritu
- Writer
- Guillermo Arriaga
- Studio
- This is that, Y Productions, Focus Features
- Released
- 18 November 2003
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $20.0M
- Box office
- $60.4M
- Awards
- 15 wins, 27 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (53) →
Awards & nominations
See all 42 →1 major award won · 15 wins from 42 nominations across 22 ceremonies
| 19th Independent Spirit Awards 2003 | Special Distinction Award | Alejandro González Iñárritu, Guillermo Arriaga, Robert Salerno, Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Benicio del Toro | Winner |
| 10th Screen Actors Guild Awards 2003 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Naomi Watts | Nominee |
| 10th Screen Actors Guild Awards 2003 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Benicio del Toro | Nominee |
| 76th Academy Awards 2003 | Best Actress | Naomi Watts | Nominee |
| 76th Academy Awards 2003 | Best Supporting Actor | Benicio del Toro | Nominee |
| 9th Critics' Choice Awards 2003 | Best Supporting Actor | Benicio del Toro | Nominee |
| 9th Critics' Choice Awards 2003 | Best Actress | Naomi Watts | Nominee |
| 57th British Academy Film Awards 2003 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Benicio del Toro | Nominee |
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19th Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Special Distinction Award | Alejandro González Iñárritu, Guillermo Arriaga, Robert Salerno, Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Benicio del Toro | Winner |
10th Screen Actors Guild Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Naomi Watts | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Benicio del Toro | Nominee |
76th Academy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Naomi Watts | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Benicio del Toro | Nominee |
9th Critics' Choice Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Naomi Watts | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Benicio del Toro | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2003
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Naomi Watts | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Benicio del Toro | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Guillermo Arriaga | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 2003
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Sean Penn (also for Mystic River ) | Winner |
| Best Actress | Naomi Watts | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards 2003
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Sean Penn (also for Mystic River ) | Winner |
| Top Ten Films | Winner |
8th Golden Satellite Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Sean Penn (also for Mystic River ) | Winner |
| Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Naomi Watts | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Guillermo Arriaga | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Benicio del Toro | Nominee |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2003
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Naomi Watts | Winner |
| Best Actor | Sean Penn (also for Mystic River ) | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Benicio del Toro | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Melissa Leo | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards 2003
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Naomi Watts | Winner |
| Best Director | Alejandro González Iñárritu | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Guillermo Arriaga | Nominee |
60th Venice International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Volpi Cup for Best Actor | Sean Penn | Winner |
International Cinephile Society Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Benicio del Toro | Winner |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Desert Palm Achievement Award | Naomi Watts | Winner |
San Diego Film Critics Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Naomi Watts | Winner |
World Soundtrack Awards 2003
1 nomination, 1 won
| Discovery of the Year | Gustavo Santaolalla | Winner |
57th British Academy Film Awards
5 nominations
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Benicio del Toro | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Sean Penn | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Naomi Watts | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Stephen Mirrione | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Guillermo Arriaga | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Naomi Watts | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Benicio del Toro | Nominee |
Boston Film Critics
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Naomi Watts | Nominee |
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Naomi Watts | Nominee |
National Society of Film Critics Awards 2003
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Naomi Watts | Nominee |
New York Film Critics
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Naomi Watts | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Benicio del Toro | Nominee |