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Aquaman
2018
· Movie
· 143 min
C
MEANRANK
64/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #3392
- IMDb #2550
- Google retired #3277
- Rotten Tomatoes #2527
- Metacritic #2858
- Letterboxd #4602
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2963
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2400
- Metacritic Critics #2883
- Metacritic Audience #2622
- Criticker #3161
- Douban #987
- Kinopoisk #3075
- AlloCiné #2537
- Trakt #2253
Every rating
33–76
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 33, highest is Douban on 76.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Arthur Curry, the half-human, half-Atlantean heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, is caught between the surface world he was raised in and the Atlantean world he was born to rule. When his half-brother, King Orm, plans to unite the seven underwater kingdoms to wage war on the surface world, Arthur must step forward to claim his rightful destiny and prevent a global conflict.
Details
- Director
- James Wan
- Based on
- Aquaman
- Released
- 7 December 2018
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 143 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $160.0M
- Box office
- $1.2B
- Awards
- 1 win, 25 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 26 →1 win from 26 nominations across 15 ceremonies
| AACTA Award 2019 | Best Visual Effects or Animation | Kelvin McIlwain, Kimberly Nelson LoCascio, Josh Simmonds, David Nelson | Nominee |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2019 | Outstanding Achievement by A Woman in The Film Industry | Nicole Kidman for a banner year of performances in Destroyer, Boy Erased and Aquaman, and for opening opportunity for women in production. | Nominee |
| Chinese American Film Festival 2019 | Most Popular U.S. Film in China | Aquaman | Winner |
| Costume Designers Guild Awards 2019 | Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film | Kym Barrett | Nominee |
| Dorian Awards 2019 | Campy Film of the Year | Aquaman | Nominee |
| Gold Derby Awards 2019 | Best Visual Effects | Kelvin McIlwain, Jeff White, Bryan Hirota, Kimberly Nelson LoCascio | Nominee |
| Golden Reel Awards 2019 | Feature Film – Music Underscore | J.J. George & Paul Rabjohns (music editors) | Nominee |
| Golden Trailer Awards 2019 | Best Home Ent Fantasy Adventure | Aquaman, Target Wall "I Am", Warner Bros., Aspect | Nominee |
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Chinese American Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Most Popular U.S. Film in China | Aquaman | Winner |
Saturn Awards
6 nominations
| Best Comic-to-Film Motion Picture | Aquaman | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Kym Barrett | Nominee |
| Best Director | James Wan | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Kirk Morri | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Bill Brzeski | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Amber Heard | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
4 nominations
| Choice Movie Villain | Patrick Wilson | Nominee |
| Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie | Aquaman | Nominee |
| Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie Actor | Jason Momoa | Nominee |
| Choice Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie Actress | Amber Heard | Nominee |
Kids' Choice Awards
3 nominations
| Favorite Movie | Aquaman | Nominee |
| Favorite Movie Actor | Jason Momoa | Nominee |
| Favorite Superhero | Jason Momoa | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature | Quentin Marmier, Aaron Barr, Jeffrey De Guzman, Ziad Shureih for " Atlantis " | Nominee |
| Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal Project | Claus Pedersen, Mohammad Rastkar, Cedric Lo, Ryan McCoy for "Third Act Battle" | Nominee |
AACTA Award
1 nomination
| Best Visual Effects or Animation | Kelvin McIlwain, Kimberly Nelson LoCascio, Josh Simmonds, David Nelson | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement by A Woman in The Film Industry | Nicole Kidman for a banner year of performances in Destroyer, Boy Erased and Aquaman, and for opening opportunity for women in production. | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film | Kym Barrett | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
1 nomination
| Campy Film of the Year | Aquaman | Nominee |
Gold Derby Awards
1 nomination
| Best Visual Effects | Kelvin McIlwain, Jeff White, Bryan Hirota, Kimberly Nelson LoCascio | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Feature Film – Music Underscore | J.J. George & Paul Rabjohns (music editors) | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
1 nomination
| Best Home Ent Fantasy Adventure | Aquaman, Target Wall "I Am", Warner Bros., Aspect | Nominee |
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1 nomination
| Best Kiss | Jason Momoa and Amber Heard | Nominee |
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Best Special Make-Up Effects | Justin Raleigh, Ozzy Alvarez, Sean Genders | Nominee |
SXSW Film Design Award
1 nomination
| Excellence in Title Design | Aaron Becker, Simon Clowes | Nominee |