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Apocalypto
2006
· Movie
· 139 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1128
- IMDb #417
- Google retired #86
- Rotten Tomatoes #2250
- Metacritic #1161
- Letterboxd #860
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #3036
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1699
- Metacritic Critics #1626
- Metacritic Audience #504
- Criticker #1115
- Douban #193
- Kinopoisk #199
- AlloCiné #1154
- Trakt #811
Every rating
56–96
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 56, highest is Google on 96. Critics average 66, everyone else 79.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A young hunter from a primitive Maya village lives a peaceful life with his tribe. Their existence is shattered when warriors from a more advanced civilization invade, slaughtering many and taking the survivors on a brutal forced march to a great Mayan city. He must fight to survive and make a perilous journey back to save his pregnant wife and son.
Details
- Director
- Mel Gibson
- Writers
- Farhad Safinia, Mel Gibson
- Released
- 7 December 2006
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- Maya, English
- Runtime
- 139 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $40.0M
- Box office
- $120.7M
- Awards
- 10 wins, 18 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
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| Academy Awards 2006 | Best Sound Editing | Sean McCormack, Kami Asgar | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2006 | Best Sound Mixing | Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Fernando Cámara | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2006 | Best Makeup | Aldo Signoretti, Vittorio Sodano | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards 2006 | Best Film not in the English Language | Mel Gibson, Bruce Davey | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2006 | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee | |
| ASC Awards 2006 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Dean Semler | Nominee |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2006 | BFCA Award for Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee | |
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association 2006 | COFCA Award for Best Cinematography | Dean Semler | Winner |
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Academy Awards
3 nominations
| Best Makeup | Aldo Signoretti, Vittorio Sodano | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing | Sean McCormack, Kami Asgar | Nominee |
| Best Sound Mixing | Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Fernando Cámara | Nominee |
BAFTA Awards
1 nomination
| Best Film not in the English Language | Mel Gibson, Bruce Davey | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
First Americans in the Arts
3 nominations, 3 won
| FAITA Award for Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor | Morris Birdyellowhead | Winner |
| FAITA Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actor | Rudy Youngblood | Winner |
| Trustee Award | Mel Gibson | Winner |
Imagen Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Gerardo Taracena | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Dalia Hernandez | Winner |
| Best Picture | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Sound Editing for Music in a Feature Film | Dick Bernstein, Jim Henrikson | Winner |
| Best Sound Editing in a Feature Film: Dialogue and Automated Dialogue Replacement | Sean McCormack, Kami Asgar, Scott G.G. Haller, Jessica Gallavan, Lisa J. Levine, Linda Folk | Nominee |
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| COFCA Award for Best Cinematography | Dean Semler | Winner |
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| DFWFCA Award for Best Cinematography | Dean Semler | Winner |
Latino Business Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Chairman's Visionary Award | Mel Gibson | Winner |
Phoenix Film Critics Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| PFCS Award for Best Cinematography | Dean Semler | Winner |
Saturn Awards
2 nominations
| Best Director | Nominee | |
| Best International Film | Mel Gibson | Nominee |
ASC Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Dean Semler | Nominee |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| BFCA Award for Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| CFCA Award for Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
Golden Eagle Award
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
Huckell Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Movie | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Dean Semler | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language | Nominee |
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
The Hollywood Reporter Key Art Awards
1 nomination
| Best Action-Adventure Poster | Nominee |