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Beginners
MEANRANK
74/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1524
- IMDb #1731
- Rotten Tomatoes #1482
- Metacritic #816
- Letterboxd #677
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1449
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1956
- Metacritic Critics #628
- Metacritic Audience #1538
- Criticker #988
- Kinopoisk #2428
- AlloCiné #2670
- Trakt #2188
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 58, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 86.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A man reflects on his relationship with his elderly father, who, after the death of his wife, announces he is gay and begins embracing a vibrant, open life. This late-in-life revelation causes the son to re-examine his own past and his capacity for intimacy. His father's newfound happiness and courage provide a poignant lesson on love and authenticity.
Details
- Director
- Mike Mills
- Writer
- Mike Mills
- Studio
- Parts & Labor, Olympus Pictures
- Released
- 3 June 2011
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, French
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $3.2M
- Box office
- $14.3M
- Awards
- 1 win, 0 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 1 →1 major award won · 1 win from 1 nomination across 1 ceremony
| 84th Academy Awards 2012 | Best Supporting Actor | Christopher Plummer | Winner |
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