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A Single Man
2009
· Movie
· 99 min
B
MEANRANK
78/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #976
- IMDb #1063
- Google retired #1592
- Rotten Tomatoes #1249
- Metacritic #636
- Letterboxd #806
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1435
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1547
- Metacritic Critics #873
- Metacritic Audience #410
- Criticker #645
- Kinopoisk #713
- AlloCiné #1248
- Trakt #1598
Every rating
62–88
out of 100
One day in the life of a gay British professor in 1960s Los Angeles, who is struggling to find meaning after the sudden death of his long-time partner. The film follows him as he meticulously plans his final day, intending to end his life, but encounters with friends and strangers make him reconsider.
Details
- Director
- Tom Ford
- Writers
- David Scearce, Tom Ford
- Based on
- A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood
- Studio
- Fade To Black, Depth of Field, Artina Films, Tom Ford
- Released
- 11 December 2009
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $7.0M
- Box office
- $25.0M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 1 nomination
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Awards & nominations
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| 82nd Academy Awards 2010 | Best Actor | Colin Firth | Nominee |
| Dorian Award 2009 | LGBTQ Film of the Year | Winner | |
| Dorian Award 2009 | Film of the Year | Winner |
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82nd Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Colin Firth | Nominee |
Dorian Award
2 nominations, 2 won
| Film of the Year | Winner | |
| LGBTQ Film of the Year | Winner |