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American Honey
2016
· Movie
· 163 min
B
MEANRANK
72/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2036
- IMDb #2268
- Google retired #3224
- Rotten Tomatoes #2318
- Metacritic #1048
- Letterboxd #1195
+8 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2018
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #3164
- Metacritic Critics #672
- Metacritic Audience #2140
- Criticker #738
- Kinopoisk #2755
- AlloCiné #1009
- Trakt #3317
Every rating
61–80
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 61, highest is Metacritic critics on 80.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A teenage girl from a troubled home escapes her bleak existence by joining a nomadic crew of young magazine salespeople. Traveling across the American Midwest in a van, she is immersed in their hard-partying, rebellious lifestyle. The journey becomes a formative exploration of freedom, first love, and the search for belonging on the margins of society.
Details
- Director
- Andrea Arnold
- Writer
- Andrea Arnold
- Studio
- BFI, Maven Screen Media, Film4 Productions, Parts & Labor
- Released
- 30 September 2016
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 163 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $3.5M
- Box office
- $2.3M
- Awards
- 10 wins, 29 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 39 →1 major award won · 10 wins from 39 nominations across 16 ceremonies
| Cannes Film Festival 2016 | Jury Prize | Andrea Arnold | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2016 | Palme d'Or | Andrea Arnold | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2016 | Best Feature | American Honey | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2016 | Best Director | Andrea Arnold | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2016 | Best Cinematography | Robbie Ryan | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2016 | Best Supporting Male | Shia LaBeouf | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2016 | Best Supporting Female | Riley Keough | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2016 | Best Female Lead | Sasha Lane | Nominee |
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Cannes Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Jury Prize | Andrea Arnold | Winner |
| Palme d'Or | Andrea Arnold | Nominee |
Independent Spirit Awards
6 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Robbie Ryan | Nominee |
| Best Director | Andrea Arnold | Nominee |
| Best Feature | American Honey | Nominee |
| Best Female Lead | Sasha Lane | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Female | Riley Keough | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Male | Shia LaBeouf | Nominee |
British Independent Film Awards
6 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actress | Sasha Lane | Winner |
| Best British Independent Film | American Honey | Winner |
| Best Director | Andrea Arnold | Winner |
| Best Technical Achievement | Robbie Ryan (cinematography) | Winner |
| Best Actor | Shia LaBeouf | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Andrea Arnold | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Independent Film | American Honey | Winner |
| Outstanding Actress | Sasha Lane | Nominee |
| Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female | Sasha Lane | Nominee |
Women Film Critics Circle
2 nominations, 1 won
| Adrienne Shelly Award | American Honey | Winner |
| Best Young Actress | Sasha Lane | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Ensemble | The cast of American Honey | Winner |
Los Cabos International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Premio Cinemex | Andrea Arnold | Winner |
Stockholm International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| FIPRESCI Award | Andrea Arnold | Winner |
London Film Critics Circle
5 nominations
| British / Irish Film of the Year | American Honey | Nominee |
| Film of the Year | American Honey | Nominee |
| Supporting Actor of the Year | Shia LaBeouf | Nominee |
| Supporting Actress of the Year | Riley Keough | Nominee |
| Technical Achievement | Robby Ryan (cinematography) | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
4 nominations
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Sasha Lane | Nominee |
| Best Woman Director | Andrea Arnold | Nominee |
| Best Woman Screenwriter | Andrea Arnold | Nominee |
| Bravest Performance | Sasha Lane | Nominee |
Empire Awards
2 nominations
| Best Director | Andrea Arnold | Nominee |
| Best Female Newcomer | Sasha Lane | Nominee |
Evening Standard British Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Film | American Honey | Nominee |
| Technical Achievement | Robbie Ryan (cinematography) | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Breakthrough Artist Award | Sasha Lane | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best British Film | Andrea Arnold, Lars Knudsen, Pouya Shahbazian and Jay Van Hoy | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
1 nomination
| Unsung Film of the Year | American Honey | Nominee |
Gotham Awards
1 nomination
| Breakthrough Actor | Sasha Lane | Nominee |