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Concussion
2015
· Movie
· 123 min
C
MEANRANK
67/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2868
- IMDb #1970
- Google retired #215
- Rotten Tomatoes #2731
- Metacritic #3189
- Letterboxd #3028
+7 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #3405
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2242
- Metacritic Critics #2902
- Metacritic Audience #3527
- Kinopoisk #3162
- AlloCiné #1241
- Trakt #1521
Every rating
37–96
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 37, highest is Google on 96. Critics average 56, everyone else 69.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A forensic pathologist working in Pittsburgh discovers a neurological disorder linked to repeated head trauma in professional football players. He risks his career to bring the evidence to the public, going up against the powerful and wealthy National Football League.
Details
- Director
- Peter Landesman
- Writers
- Jeanne Marie Laskas, Peter Landesman
- Based on
- Concussion by Jeanne Marie Laskas
- Released
- 12 November 2015
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $35.0M
- Box office
- $50.4M
- Awards
- 4 wins, 12 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
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| Golden Globe Awards 2015 | Best Actor – Drama | Will Smith | Nominee |
| African-American Film Critics Association 2015 | Best Actor | Will Smith | Winner |
| Black Reel Awards 2015 | Outstanding Motion Picture | Concussion | Nominee |
| Black Reel Awards 2015 | Outstanding Supporting Actress, Motion Picture | Gugu Mbatha-Raw | Nominee |
| Black Reel Awards 2015 | Outstanding Ensembles | Nominee | |
| Black Reel Awards 2015 | Outstanding Actor, Motion Picture | Will Smith | Nominee |
| Golden Raspberry Awards 2015 | Razzie Redeemer Award | Will Smith | Nominee |
| Hollywood Film Awards 2015 | Actor of the Year | Will Smith | Winner |
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Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor – Drama | Will Smith | Nominee |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Creative Impact in Acting Award | Will Smith | Winner |
| Directors to Watch | Peter Landesman | Winner |
African-American Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Will Smith | Winner |
Hollywood Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Actor of the Year | Will Smith | Winner |
Black Reel Awards
4 nominations
| Outstanding Actor, Motion Picture | Will Smith | Nominee |
| Outstanding Ensembles | Nominee | |
| Outstanding Motion Picture | Concussion | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress, Motion Picture | Gugu Mbatha-Raw | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
3 nominations
| Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Will Smith | Nominee |
| Outstanding Motion Picture | Concussion | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Gugu Mbatha-Raw | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
2 nominations
| Best Male Performance | Will Smith | Nominee |
| True Story | Nominee |
Golden Raspberry Awards
1 nomination
| Razzie Redeemer Award | Will Smith | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Will Smith | Nominee |