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Aftersun
2022
· Movie
· 102 min
B
MEANRANK
80/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #657
- IMDb #875
- Google retired #3197
- Rotten Tomatoes #687
- Metacritic #110
- Letterboxd #206
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #271
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1497
- Metacritic Critics #59
- Metacritic Audience #503
- Criticker #356
- Douban #469
- Kinopoisk #2110
- AlloCiné #1541
- Trakt #628
Every rating
67–96
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 67, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 96. Critics average 96, everyone else 77.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A young woman reflects on a holiday she took two decades earlier with her young, single father. Through a combination of remembered moments and glimpsed footage, she tries to reconcile the father she knew as a child with the man she didn't fully understand.
Details
- Director
- Charlotte Wells
- Writer
- Charlotte Wells
- Studio
- PASTEL, BBC Film, Tango Entertainment, Unified Theory
- Released
- 21 October 2022
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English, Turkish, Spanish
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $7.8M
- Awards
- 51 wins, 89 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (22) →
Awards & nominations
See all 140 →7 major awards won · 51 wins from 140 nominations across 45 ceremonies
| BAFTA Scotland Awards 2023 | Best Director Fiction | Charlotte Wells | Winner |
| BAFTA Scotland Awards 2023 | Best Writer Film/Television | Charlotte Wells | Winner |
| BAFTA Scotland Awards 2023 | Best Actor Film | Paul Mescal | Winner |
| Directors Guild of America Awards 2023 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Theatrical Feature Film | Charlotte Wells | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2023 | Best First Feature | Charlotte Wells, Mark Ceryak, Amy Jackson, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski | Winner |
| Irish Film & Television Academy Awards 2023 | Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2022 | French Touch Prize of the Jury | Charlotte Wells | Winner |
| Goya Awards 2024 | Best European Film | Aftersun | Nominee |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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BAFTA Scotland Awards
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor Film | Paul Mescal | Winner |
| Best Director Fiction | Charlotte Wells | Winner |
| Best Writer Film/Television | Charlotte Wells | Winner |
| Best Actress Film | Frankie Corio | Nominee |
| Best Feature Film | Aftersun | Nominee |
Independent Spirit Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best First Feature | Charlotte Wells, Mark Ceryak, Amy Jackson, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski | Winner |
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Frankie Corio | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Gregory Oke | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Blair McClendon | Nominee |
| Best Lead Performance | Paul Mescal | Nominee |
Cannes Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| French Touch Prize of the Jury | Charlotte Wells | Winner |
| Critics' Week Grand Prize | Charlotte Wells | Nominee |
Irish Film & Television Academy Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Winner |
| Best International Film | Aftersun | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Theatrical Feature Film | Charlotte Wells | Winner |
Critics Choice Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Charlotte Wells | Nominee |
| Best Young Actor/Actress | Frankie Corio | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Nominee |
Goya Awards
1 nomination
| Best European Film | Aftersun | Nominee |
British Independent Film Awards
16 nominations, 7 won
| Best British Independent Film | Charlotte Wells, Barry Jenkins, Mark Ceryak, Adele Romanski, Amy Jackson | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Gregory Oke | Winner |
| Best Director | Charlotte Wells | Winner |
| Best Editing | Blair McClendon | Winner |
| Best Music Supervision | Lucy Bright | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Charlotte Wells | Winner |
| Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director) | Charlotte Wells | Winner |
| Best Casting | Lucy Pardee | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Frank Gallacher | Nominee |
| Best Debut Screenwriter | Charlotte Wells | Nominee |
| Best Joint Lead Performance | Frankie Corio and Paul Mescal | Nominee |
| Best Make-Up & Hair Design | Oya Aygör, Murat Çağin | Nominee |
| Best Original Music | Oliver Coates | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Bailur Turan | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Jovan Adjer, Vijay Rathinam | Nominee |
| Breakthrough Performance | Frankie Corio | Nominee |
International Cinephile Society
9 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Winner |
| Best Debut Feature | Charlotte Wells | Winner |
| Best Editing | Blair McClendon | Winner |
| Breakthrough Performance | Frankie Corio | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Gregory Oke | Nominee |
| Best Director | Charlotte Wells | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Charlotte Wells | Nominee |
| Best Score | Oliver Coates | Nominee |
| Best Sound Design | Jovan Ajder | Nominee |
Toronto Film Critics Association
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Winner |
| Best Director | Charlotte Wells | Winner |
| Best First Feature | Aftersun | Winner |
| Best Picture | Aftersun | Winner |
London Film Critics' Circle
8 nominations, 2 won
| Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker of the Year | Charlotte Wells | Winner |
| Young British/Irish Performer of the Year | Frankie Corio | Winner |
| Actor of the Year | Paul Mescal | Nominee |
| British/Irish Actor of the Year (for body of work) | Paul Mescal | Nominee |
| British/Irish Film of the Year | Aftersun | Nominee |
| Director of the Year | Charlotte Wells | Nominee |
| Film of the Year | Aftersun | Nominee |
| Screenwriter of the Year | Charlotte Wells | Nominee |
Chlotrudis Awards
6 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Charlotte Wells | Winner |
| Best Director | Charlotte Wells | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Blair McClendon | Nominee |
| Best Movie | Aftersun | Nominee |
| Best Use of Music in a Film | Lucie Bright | Nominee |
Boston Society of Film Critics
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Editing | Blair McClendon | Winner |
| Best New Filmmaker | Charlotte Wells | Winner |
Deauville American Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Critics Award | Aftersun | Winner |
| Grand Prize | Aftersun | Winner |
National Board of Review
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Directorial Debut | Charlotte Wells | Winner |
| Top 10 Films | Aftersun | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association
6 nominations, 1 won
| Milos Stehlik Breakthrough Filmmaker Award | Charlotte Wells | Winner |
| Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Nominee |
| Best Best Editing | Blair McClendon | Nominee |
| Best Film | Aftersun | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Charlotte Wells | Nominee |
| Most Promising Performer | Frankie Corio | Nominee |
Dorian Film Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Unsung Film of the Year | Aftersun | Winner |
| Director of the Year | Charlotte Wells | Nominee |
| Film of the Year | Aftersun | Nominee |
| Lead Film Performance of the Year | Paul Mescal | Nominee |
| Rising Star Award | Frankie Corio | Nominee |
| Screenplay of the Year | Charlotte Wells | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Society
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Youth Performance | Frankie Corio | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Paul Mescal | Nominee |
| Best Director | Charlotte Wells | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Blair McClendon | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Aftersun | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer | Charlotte Wells (writer/director) | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Paul Mescal | Nominee |
| Best Casting | Lucy Pardee | Nominee |
| Outstanding British Film | Aftersun | Nominee |
Dublin Film Critics Circle
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Director | Charlotte Wells | Winner |
| Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Nominee |
| Best Film | Aftersun | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Charlotte Wells | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best First Film | Charlotte Wells | Winner |
| Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Nominee |
| Best Director | Charlotte Wells | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Aftersun | Nominee |
Gotham Independent Film Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award | Charlotte Wells | Winner |
| Best Feature | Aftersun | Nominee |
| Breakthrough Performer | Frankie Corio | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Performance | Paul Mescal | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best First Film | Charlotte Wells | Winner |
| Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Nominee |
| The Robert R. "Bobby" McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist Award | Frankie Corio | Nominee |
Hollywood Critics Association
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best First Feature | Charlotte Wells | Winner |
| Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Nominee |
| Best Indie Film | Aftersun | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Debut Feature | Charlotte Wells | Winner |
| Best Director | Charlotte Wells | Nominee |
| Best Lead Actor | Paul Mescal | Nominee |
Cinema Eye Honors
1 nomination, 1 won
| Heterodox Award | Aftersun | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Editing | Blair McClendon | Winner |
Montclair Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Fiction Feature | Aftersun | Winner |
Munich International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| CineVision Award | Charlotte Wells | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | Charlotte Wells | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best First Film | Aftersun | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Debut Director | Charlotte Wells | Winner |
Sarajevo Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Special Award for the Promotion of Gender Equality | Aftersun | Winner |
Seville European Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| New Waves Award for Best Film | Aftersun | Winner |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
6 nominations
| Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Nominee |
| Best Director | Charlotte Wells | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay, Original | Charlotte Wells | Nominee |
| Best Woman Director | Charlotte Wells | Nominee |
| Best Woman Screenwriter | Charlotte Wells | Nominee |
| Best Woman’s Breakthrough Performance | Frankie Corio | Nominee |
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
4 nominations
| Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Nominee |
| Best Director | Charlotte Wells | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Blair McClendon | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Charlotte Wells | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
2 nominations
| Best Female Supporting Actress | Frankie Corio | Nominee |
| Best Male Actor | Paul Mescal | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Nominee |
| Best Youth Performance | Frankie Corio | Nominee |
European Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Nominee |
Gaudí Awards
1 nomination
| Best European Film | Aftersun | Nominee |
Georgia Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Nominee |
Melbourne International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Bright Horizons Award | Aftersun | Nominee |
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Paul Mescal | Nominee |
Zurich Film Festival
1 nomination
| Best International Feature Film | Aftersun | Nominee |