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Calvary
2014
· Movie
· 102 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1119
- IMDb #1305
- Google retired #1654
- Rotten Tomatoes #1164
- Metacritic #978
- Letterboxd #847
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1120
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1673
- Metacritic Critics #860
- Metacritic Audience #1383
- Criticker #584
- Kinopoisk #733
- AlloCiné #1937
- Trakt #1884
Every rating
63–89
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 63, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 89.
See the most agreed on films →A good-natured priest in a small Irish coastal town is told during confession that he will be murdered in one week's time, not for his own sins, but for the crimes of the Catholic Church. He spends the next seven days tending to his flawed parishioners and confronting the community's deep-seated anger and cynicism, all while knowing his death is approaching.
Details
- Director
- John Michael McDonagh
- Writer
- John Michael McDonagh
- Released
- 11 April 2014
- Country
- Ireland, United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $3.6M
- Awards
- 5 wins, 8 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (21) →
Awards & nominations
See all 13 →1 major award won · 5 wins from 13 nominations across 5 ceremonies
| Berlin International Film Festival 2014 | Prize of the Ecumenical Jury | Calvary | Winner |
| Saturn Award 2015 | Best International Film | Calvary | Nominee |
| British Independent Film Awards 2014 | Best Actor | Brendan Gleeson | Winner |
| British Independent Film Awards 2014 | Best Screenplay | John Michael McDonagh | Nominee |
| British Independent Film Awards 2014 | Best British Independent Film | Calvary | Nominee |
| British Independent Film Awards 2014 | Best Director | John Michael McDonagh | Nominee |
| European Film Awards 2014 | European Actor | Brendan Gleeson | Nominee |
| Irish Film and Television Awards 2014 | Best Lead Actor - Film | Brendan Gleeson | Winner |
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Berlin International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Prize of the Ecumenical Jury | Calvary | Winner |
Irish Film and Television Awards
6 nominations, 3 won
| Best Film | Calvary | Winner |
| Best Lead Actor - Film | Brendan Gleeson | Winner |
| Best Screenplay - Film | John Michael McDonagh | Winner |
| Best Director - Film | John Michael McDonagh | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Patrick Cassidy | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress - Film | Orla O'Rourke | Nominee |
British Independent Film Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Brendan Gleeson | Winner |
| Best British Independent Film | Calvary | Nominee |
| Best Director | John Michael McDonagh | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | John Michael McDonagh | Nominee |
European Film Awards
1 nomination
| European Actor | Brendan Gleeson | Nominee |
Saturn Award
1 nomination
| Best International Film | Calvary | Nominee |