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Being John Malkovich
1999
· Movie
· 113 min
A
MEANRANK
80/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #578
- IMDb #677
- Google retired #2191
- Rotten Tomatoes #474
- Metacritic #144
- Letterboxd #449
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #518
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #853
- Metacritic Critics #186
- Metacritic Audience #245
- Criticker #423
- Douban #429
- Kinopoisk #1799
- AlloCiné #1753
- Trakt #995
Every rating
65–94
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 65, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 94. Critics average 92, everyone else 78.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A struggling puppeteer discovers a small door hidden behind a filing cabinet in his office building. The door is a portal that leads directly into the mind of the actor John Malkovich for fifteen minutes before spitting the person out onto the side of the New Jersey Turnpike. He begins to sell tickets to this bizarre experience.
Details
- Director
- Spike Jonze
- Writer
- Charlie Kaufman
- Released
- 29 October 1999
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $13.0M
- Box office
- $22.9M
- Awards
- 8 wins, 19 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 27 →3 major awards won · 8 wins from 27 nominations across 12 ceremonies
| BAFTA Awards 1999 | Best Screenplay - Original | Charlie Kaufman | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 1999 | Best First Screenplay | Charlie Kaufman | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 1999 | Best First Feature - Over $500,000 | Spike Jonze, Michael Stipe, Sandy Stern, Steve Golin, Vincent Landay | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1999 | Best Director | Spike Jonze | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1999 | Best Supporting Actress | Catherine Keener | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1999 | Best Original Screenplay | Charlie Kaufman | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards 1999 | Best Editing | Eric Zumbrunnen | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards 1999 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Cameron Diaz | Nominee |
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Independent Spirit Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best First Feature - Over $500,000 | Spike Jonze, Michael Stipe, Sandy Stern, Steve Golin, Vincent Landay | Winner |
| Best First Screenplay | Charlie Kaufman | Winner |
| Best Male Lead | John Cusack | Nominee |
BAFTA Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Screenplay - Original | Charlie Kaufman | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Cameron Diaz | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Eric Zumbrunnen | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Being John Malkovich | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Charlie Kaufman | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Catherine Keener | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Cameron Diaz | Nominee |
Academy Awards
3 nominations
| Best Director | Spike Jonze | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Charlie Kaufman | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Catherine Keener | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
3 nominations
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Orson Bean, John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener, John Malkovich, Mary Kay Place, Charlie Sheen | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Cameron Diaz | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Catherine Keener | Nominee |
César Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Spike Jonze | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Fantasy Film | Being John Malkovich | Winner |
| Best Writing | Charlie Kaufman | Winner |
| Best Actress | Catherine Keener | Nominee |
American Comedy Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | John Malkovich | Winner |
| Funniest Motion Picture | Being John Malkovich | Nominee |
| Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Cameron Diaz | Nominee |
GLAAD Media Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Film – Wide Release | Being John Malkovich | Winner |
MTV Movie Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best New Filmmaker | Spike Jonze | Winner |
Hugo Awards
1 nomination
| Best Dramatic Presentation | Spike Jonze & Charlie Kaufman | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Choice Movie Actress | Cameron Diaz | Nominee |