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Cocoon
1985
· Movie
· 117 min
C
MEANRANK
68/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2746
- IMDb #2926
- Rotten Tomatoes #2352
- Metacritic #1685
- Letterboxd #2893
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1893
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #3371
- Metacritic Critics #1981
- Metacritic Audience #1283
- Criticker #2346
- AlloCiné #2947
Every rating
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out of 100
A group of seniors at a Florida retirement home discover that swimming in a nearby pool filled with strange alien rocks gives them renewed energy and vitality. They learn the pool is being used by aliens to rejuvenate their hibernating comrades. The seniors must choose between eternal youth or helping the aliens return to their home planet.
Details
- Director
- Ron Howard
- Writers
- David Saperstein, Tom Benedek
- Released
- 21 June 1985
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $17.5M
- Box office
- $85.3M
- Awards
- 7 wins, 11 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 18 →3 major awards won · 7 wins from 18 nominations across 10 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1985 | Best Visual Effects | Ken Ralston, Ralph McQuarrie, Scott Farrar, and David Berry | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1985 | Best Supporting Actor | Don Ameche | Winner |
| Venice Film Festival 1985 | Young Venice Award | Ron Howard | Winner |
| Directors Guild of America Awards 1985 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Ron Howard | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1985 | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Nominee | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 1985 | Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Tom Benedek | Nominee |
| Artios Awards 1985 | Best Casting for Feature Film – Drama | Penny Perry and Beverly McDermott | Nominee |
| Hugo Awards 1985 | Best Dramatic Presentation | Ron Howard, Tom Benedek, and David Saperstein | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Don Ameche | Winner |
| Best Visual Effects | Ken Ralston, Ralph McQuarrie, Scott Farrar, and David Berry | Winner |
Venice Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Young Venice Award | Ron Howard | Winner |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Ron Howard | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Tom Benedek | Nominee |
ShoWest Convention
2 nominations, 2 won
| Director of the Year Award | Ron Howard | Winner |
| Producer of the Year | David Brown, Richard D. Zanuck, and Lili Fini Zanuck | Winner |
Saturn Awards
7 nominations, 1 won
| Best Director | Ron Howard | Winner |
| Best Actor | Hume Cronyn | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Jessica Tandy | Nominee |
| Best Music | James Horner | Nominee |
| Best Science Fiction Film | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Gwen Verdon | Nominee |
| Best Writing | Tom Benedek | Nominee |
Young Artist Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Family Motion Picture – Drama | Winner |
Artios Awards
1 nomination
| Best Casting for Feature Film – Drama | Penny Perry and Beverly McDermott | Nominee |
Hugo Awards
1 nomination
| Best Dramatic Presentation | Ron Howard, Tom Benedek, and David Saperstein | Nominee |