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A Fish Called Wanda
1988
· Movie
· 108 min
B
MEANRANK
78/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #938
- IMDb #1044
- Google retired #2008
- Rotten Tomatoes #532
- Metacritic #538
- Letterboxd #1329
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #325
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1211
- Metacritic Critics #705
- Metacritic Audience #529
- Criticker #785
- Douban #1071
- Kinopoisk #1569
- AlloCiné #1140
- Trakt #1537
Every rating
60–96
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 60, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 96. Critics average 88, everyone else 76.
See the most agreed on films →A diamond heist in London goes wrong, and the participants quickly turn on each other in an attempt to double-cross their partners and steal the loot for themselves. The plot involves a scheming American femme fatale, her stupid weapon-loving boyfriend, a stuttering animal lover, and a pompous barrister she seduces.
Details
- Director
- Charles Crichton
- Writers
- Charles Crichton, John Cleese
- Released
- 15 July 1988
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English, Italian, Russian, French
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $7.5M
- Box office
- $188.6M
- Awards
- 9 wins, 18 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 27 →1 major award won · 9 wins from 27 nominations across 12 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1988 | Best Supporting Actor | Kevin Kline | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1988 | Best Director | Charles Crichton | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1988 | Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | John Cleese and Charles Crichton | Nominee |
| Directors Guild of America Awards 1988 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Charles Crichton | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1988 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Jamie Lee Curtis | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1988 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | John Cleese | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1988 | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Nominee | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 1988 | Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | John Cleese and Charles Crichton | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Kevin Kline | Winner |
| Best Director | Charles Crichton | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | John Cleese and Charles Crichton | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | John Cleese | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Jamie Lee Curtis | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Charles Crichton | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | John Cleese and Charles Crichton | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
9 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | John Cleese | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Michael Palin | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Kevin Kline | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Jamie Lee Curtis | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Maria Aitken | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Charles Crichton | Nominee |
| Best Editing | John Jympson | Nominee |
| Best Film | Michael Shamberg and Charles Crichton | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | John Cleese | Nominee |
Evening Standard British Film Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Film | Charles Crichton | Winner |
| Peter Sellers Award for Comedy | Charles Crichton | Winner |
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Box Office Films | John Du Prez | Winner |
David di Donatello Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Screenplay | John Cleese | Winner |
Goldene Kamera
1 nomination, 1 won
| Golden Screen | Winner |
Nastro d'Argento
1 nomination, 1 won
| European Silver Ribbon | John Cleese | Winner |
American Comedy Awards
3 nominations
| Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) | John Cleese | Nominee |
| Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) | Kevin Kline | Nominee |
| Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) | Jamie Lee Curtis | Nominee |
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Motion Picture Screenplay | John Cleese | Nominee |