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Biutiful
2010
· Movie
· 148 min
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1856
- IMDb #1278
- Rotten Tomatoes #2450
- Metacritic #2255
- Letterboxd #812
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2986
+7 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2258
- Metacritic Critics #2644
- Metacritic Audience #1560
- Criticker #724
- Kinopoisk #832
- AlloCiné #1561
- Trakt #1899
Every rating
58–90
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 58, highest is Google on 90. Critics average 62, everyone else 75.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A man living in the underworld of Barcelona struggles to provide for his two young children while grappling with a terminal illness. He is involved in shady dealings, coordinating illegal workers who manufacture goods for the black market. As his health deteriorates, he is driven by a desperate need to secure his children's future and find redemption, all while navigating a world of poverty, crime, and moral compromise.
Details
- Director
- Alejandro G. Iñárritu
- Writers
- Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Armando Bo, Nicolás Giacobone
- Released
- 20 October 2010
- Country
- Mexico, Spain, United States
- Language
- Spanish, Chinese, Wolof
- Runtime
- 148 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $25.1M
- Awards
- 5 wins, 28 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (52) →
Awards & nominations
See all 33 →2 major awards won · 5 wins from 33 nominations across 19 ceremonies
| Goya Awards 2011 | Best Actor | Javier Bardem | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2010 | Best Actor | Javier Bardem | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2011 | Best Actor | Javier Bardem | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2011 | Best Foreign Language Film | Mexico | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2011 | Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee | |
| Goya Awards 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | Ana Wagener | Nominee |
| Goya Awards 2011 | Best Original Screenplay | Alejandro González Iñárritu, Armando Bó Jr., and Nicolás Giacobone | Nominee |
| Goya Awards 2011 | Best Cinematography | Rodrigo Prieto | Nominee |
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Goya Awards
8 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Javier Bardem | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Brigitte Broch | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Rodrigo Prieto | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Stephen Mirrione | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Gustavo Santaolalla | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Alejandro González Iñárritu, Armando Bó Jr., and Nicolás Giacobone | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Eduard Fernández | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Ana Wagener | Nominee |
Cannes Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Javier Bardem | Winner |
| Palme d'Or | Nominee |
Academy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Javier Bardem | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Mexico | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Award
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Winner |
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Winner |
Washington D. C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Winner |
Satellite Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Javier Bardem | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Alejandro González Iñárritu, Armando Bó Jr., and Nicolás Giacobone | Nominee |
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Javier Bardem | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Alejandro González Iñárritu, Armando Bó Jr., and Nicolás Giacobone | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee | |
| Best Leading Actor | Javier Bardem | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
Denver Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
Indiana Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
Utah Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |