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Chronicle
2012
· Movie
· 84 min
B
MEANRANK
71/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2057
- IMDb #2133
- Google retired #1485
- Rotten Tomatoes #1760
- Metacritic #1501
- Letterboxd #2008
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1549
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2387
- Metacritic Critics #1549
- Metacritic Audience #1496
- Criticker #1611
- Douban #1643
- Kinopoisk #3494
- AlloCiné #2008
- Trakt #2020
Every rating
50–88
out of 100
Three high school friends gain telekinetic powers after discovering a mysterious object underground. They first use their abilities for fun and pranks, but their power grows stronger. As one of them begins to use his abilities for darker purposes, their friendship is tested and a battle ensues.
Details
- Director
- Josh Trank
- Writers
- Josh Trank, Max Landis
- Released
- 1 February 2012
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $15.0M
- Box office
- $145.0M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 4 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 6 →2 wins from 6 nominations across 6 ceremonies
| Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film 2013 | — | Chronicle | Nominee |
| Golden Schmoes Awards for Breakthrough Performance of the Year 2012 | — | Dane DeHaan | Winner |
| Golden Trailer Award for Best Most Original Trailer 2012 | — | Chronicle | Winner |
| Golden Trailer Award for Best in Show 2012 | — | Chronicle | Nominee |
| IGN Summer Movie Award for Best Movie Poster 2012 | — | Chronicle | Nominee |
| IGN Summer Movie Award for Best Sci-Fi Movie 2012 | — | Chronicle | Nominee |
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Trailer — Chronicle
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6 awards — Chronicle
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Golden Schmoes Awards for Breakthrough Performance of the Year
1 nomination, 1 won
| — | Dane DeHaan | Winner |
Golden Trailer Award for Best Most Original Trailer
1 nomination, 1 won
| — | Chronicle | Winner |
Golden Trailer Award for Best in Show
1 nomination
| — | Chronicle | Nominee |
IGN Summer Movie Award for Best Movie Poster
1 nomination
| — | Chronicle | Nominee |
IGN Summer Movie Award for Best Sci-Fi Movie
1 nomination
| — | Chronicle | Nominee |
Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film
1 nomination
| — | Chronicle | Nominee |