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American Graffiti
1973
· Movie
· 110 min
B
MEANRANK
78/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #869
- IMDb #1271
- Google retired #1234
- Rotten Tomatoes #592
- Metacritic #161
- Letterboxd #1375
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #425
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1230
- Metacritic Critics #44
- Metacritic Audience #1206
- Criticker #893
- Douban #1095
- Kinopoisk #1868
- AlloCiné #2085
- Trakt #1852
Every rating
59–97
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 59, highest is Metacritic critics on 97. Critics average 96, everyone else 75.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →On the last night of summer in 1962, a group of recent high school graduates cruises the main strip of their California town. They spend the night racing cars, chasing romance, and avoiding the local gang, all while grappling with the looming decision of whether to leave for college or stay in their familiar hometown, knowing this night may be their last together.
Details
- Director
- George Lucas
- Writers
- George Lucas, Gloria Katz, Willard Huyck
- Released
- 11 August 1973
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $777.0K
- Box office
- $140.0M
- Awards
- 8 wins, 11 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 19 →2 major awards won · 8 wins from 19 nominations across 12 ceremonies
| Golden Globe Awards 1973 | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | American Graffiti | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1973 | Most Promising Newcomer – Male | Paul Le Mat | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1973 | Best Director | George Lucas | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1973 | Best Supporting Actress | Candy Clark | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1973 | Best Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Produced or Published | George Lucas, Gloria Katz, and Willard Huyck | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1973 | Best Film Editing | Verna Fields and Marcia Lucas | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1973 | Best Picture | Francis Ford Coppola and Gary Kurtz | Nominee |
| Directors Guild of America Awards 1973 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | George Lucas | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | American Graffiti | Winner |
| Most Promising Newcomer – Male | Paul Le Mat | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Richard Dreyfuss | Nominee |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | George Lucas | Nominee |
Academy Awards
5 nominations
| Best Director | George Lucas | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Verna Fields and Marcia Lucas | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Francis Ford Coppola and Gary Kurtz | Nominee |
| Best Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material Not Previously Produced or Published | George Lucas, Gloria Katz, and Willard Huyck | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Candy Clark | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | George Lucas | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Comedy – Written Directly for the Screen | George Lucas, Gloria Katz, and Willard Huyck | Nominee |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | American Graffiti | Winner |
Locarno International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Bronze Leopard | George Lucas | Winner |
National Film Preservation Board
1 nomination, 1 won
| National Film Registry | American Graffiti | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | George Lucas, Gloria Katz, and Willard Huyck | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | George Lucas, Gloria Katz, and Willard Huyck | Winner |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Hall of Fame – Motion Picture | American Graffiti | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Cindy Williams | Nominee |
Nastro d'Argento
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Director | George Lucas | Nominee |