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Crazy Heart
2009
· Movie
· 112 min
B
MEANRANK
76/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1320
- IMDb #1729
- Rotten Tomatoes #1298
- Metacritic #688
- Letterboxd #1947
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1000
+7 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2011
- Metacritic Critics #502
- Metacritic Audience #1400
- Criticker #1162
- Kinopoisk #2347
- AlloCiné #1277
- Trakt #2184
Every rating
56–90
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 56, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 90. Critics average 86, everyone else 73.
See the most agreed on films →A broken-down, alcoholic country music singer named Bad Blake barely makes a living playing gigs in dusty bars and bowling alleys. His life of loneliness and self-destruction is interrupted when he meets a young journalist and begins a relationship with her and her young son. This new connection inspires him to write new music and confront his demons, offering a chance at redemption he thought was long gone.
Details
- Director
- Scott Cooper
- Writer
- Scott Cooper
- Studio
- Informant Media, Butcher's Run Films
- Released
- 16 December 2009
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $7.0M
- Box office
- $47.4M
- Awards
- 12 wins, 5 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (26) →
Awards & nominations
See all 17 →7 major awards won · 12 wins from 17 nominations across 17 ceremonies
| Academy Award for Best Actor 2010 | Academy Award for Best Actor | Winner | |
| Academy Award for Best Original Song 2010 | Academy Award for Best Original Song | Winner | |
| Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama 2010 | Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Winner | |
| Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song 2010 | Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song | Winner | |
| Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature 2010 | Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature | Winner | |
| Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead 2010 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead | Winner | |
| Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role 2010 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Winner | |
| Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress 2010 | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress | Nominee |
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Academy Award for Best Actor
1 nomination, 1 won
| Academy Award for Best Actor | Winner |
Academy Award for Best Original Song
1 nomination, 1 won
| Academy Award for Best Original Song | Winner |
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
1 nomination, 1 won
| Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Winner |
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song
1 nomination, 1 won
| Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song | Winner |
Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature
1 nomination, 1 won
| Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature | Winner |
Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
1 nomination, 1 won
| Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead | Winner |
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
1 nomination, 1 won
| Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Winner |
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
1 nomination
| Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress | Nominee |
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
1 nomination
| BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominee |
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
1 nomination
| BAFTA Award for Best Film Music | Nominee |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
1 nomination, 1 won
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor | Winner |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Song
1 nomination, 1 won
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Song | Winner |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Song
1 nomination, 1 won
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Song | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
1 nomination, 1 won
| Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor | Winner |
Satellite Award for Best Original Song
1 nomination, 1 won
| Satellite Award for Best Original Song | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
1 nomination
| Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor | Nominee |
Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture
1 nomination
| Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture | Nominee |