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50/50
2011
· Movie
· 100 min
B
MEANRANK
80/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #651
- IMDb #818
- Google retired #834
- Rotten Tomatoes #485
- Metacritic #905
- Letterboxd #1778
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #624
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #748
- Metacritic Critics #1259
- Metacritic Audience #486
- Douban #946
- Kinopoisk #1212
- AlloCiné #960
- Trakt #1252
Every rating
72–93
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 72, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 93.
See the most agreed on films →A young, health-conscious man’s orderly life is shattered when he is diagnosed with a rare form of spinal cancer and given a 50% chance of survival. He navigates the challenges of chemotherapy, experimental treatment, and his changing relationships with his best friend, his overbearing mother, and a young therapist, all while trying to maintain his sense of humor in the face of his mortality.
Details
- Director
- Jonathan Levine
- Writer
- Will Reiser
- Studio
- Mandate Pictures, Point Grey Pictures
- Released
- 30 September 2011
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $8.0M
- Box office
- $39.2M
- Awards
- 12 wins, 26 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 38 →1 major award won · 12 wins from 38 nominations across 27 ceremonies
| Independent Spirit Awards 2012 | Best First Screenplay | Will Reiser | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2012 | Best Original Screenplay | Will Reiser | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2012 | Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | 50/50 | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2012 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2012 | Best Supporting Female | Anjelica Huston | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2012 | Best Feature | 50/50 | Nominee |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 2012 | Best Original Screenplay | Will Reiser | Nominee |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards 2012 | Best Comedy | 50/50 | Nominee |
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Independent Spirit Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best First Screenplay | Will Reiser | Winner |
| Best Feature | 50/50 | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Female | Anjelica Huston | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations
| Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | 50/50 | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Will Reiser | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Will Reiser | Nominee |
National Board of Review
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Will Reiser | Winner |
| Top Ten Independent Films | 50/50 | Winner |
Utah Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Will Reiser | Winner |
Golden Schmoes Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Screenplay of the Year | Will Reiser | Winner |
| Best Actor of the Year | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Nominee |
| Best Comedy of the Year | 50/50 | Nominee |
| Most Underrated Movie of the Year | 50/50 | Nominee |
Torino Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Achille Valdata Audience Award | 50/50 | Winner |
| Best Feature Film | 50/50 | Nominee |
Aspen Filmfest
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Favorite Feature | 50/50 | Winner |
Dorian Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Unsung Film of the Year | 50/50 | Winner |
Hollywood Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Breakthrough Actor Award | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Winner |
Stockholm International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award | 50/50 | Winner |
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Will Reiser | Winner |
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2 nominations
| Best Original Screenplay | Will Reiser | Nominee |
| Honorable Mentions | 50/50 | Nominee |
IGN Best of 2011
2 nominations
| Best Comedy Movie | 50/50 | Nominee |
| Best Movie Actor | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Nominee |
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
1 nomination
| Best Comedy | 50/50 | Nominee |
Casting Society of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Feature - Studio or Independent Comedy | Francine Maisler | Nominee |
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Picture | 50/50 | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay | Will Reiser | Nominee |
Georgia Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Will Reiser | Nominee |
Gold Derby Awards
1 nomination
| Original Screenplay | Will Reiser | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
1 nomination
| Best Graphics in a TV Spot | 50/50 | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay | Will Reiser | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Male Performance | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best First Screenplay | Will Reiser | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Will Reiser | Nominee |
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Best Male Images in a Movie | 50/50 | Nominee |