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American History X
1998
· Movie
· 119 min
A
MEANRANK
83/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #277
- IMDb #41
- Google retired #387
- Rotten Tomatoes #520
- Metacritic #1324
- Letterboxd #269
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1671
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #44
- Metacritic Critics #2243
- Metacritic Audience #234
- Criticker #245
- Douban #363
- Kinopoisk #70
- AlloCiné #41
- Trakt #54
Every rating
62–96
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 62, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 96. Critics average 73, everyone else 85.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A former neo-Nazi skinhead tries to prevent his younger brother from going down the same violent, hate-filled path that he was once on. He recounts his past, revealing the brutal events in prison that led to his radical transformation and rejection of racism.
Details
- Director
- Tony Kaye
- Writer
- David McKenna
- Released
- 1 July 1998
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $20.0M
- Box office
- $23.9M
- Awards
- 4 wins, 14 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 18 →4 wins from 18 nominations across 12 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1998 | Best Actor | Edward Norton | Nominee |
| Awards Circuit Community Awards 1998 | Best Motion Picture | John Morrissey | Nominee |
| Awards Circuit Community Awards 1998 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Edward Norton | Winner |
| Awards Circuit Community Awards 1998 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Edward Furlong | Nominee |
| Awards Circuit Community Awards 1998 | Best Original Screenplay | David McKenna | Nominee |
| Awards Circuit Community Awards 1998 | Best Film Editing | Gerald B. Greenberg and Alan Heim | Nominee |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1998 | Best Actor | Edward Norton | Nominee |
| Chlotrudis Awards 1998 | Best Actor | Edward Norton | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Edward Norton | Nominee |
Awards Circuit Community Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Edward Norton | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Edward Furlong | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Gerald B. Greenberg and Alan Heim | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture | John Morrissey | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | David McKenna | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Edward Norton | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture – Drama | Beverly D'Angelo | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | David McKenna | Nominee |
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Edward Norton | Winner |
Taormina International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Edward Norton | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Edward Norton | Nominee |
Chlotrudis Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Edward Norton | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing – Music (Foreign & Domestic) | Richard Ford | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Edward Norton | Nominee |
Political Film Society Awards
1 nomination
| Peace | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Edward Norton | Nominee |
Young Artist Awards
1 nomination
| Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young Actor | Edward Furlong | Nominee |