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Cronos
MEANRANK
68/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2705
- IMDb #3007
- Rotten Tomatoes #1780
- Metacritic #1679
- Letterboxd #2549
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1270
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2682
- Metacritic Critics #1501
- Metacritic Audience #2205
- Criticker #1558
- AlloCiné #3468
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 51, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 88. Critics average 79, everyone else 64.
See the most agreed on films →An elderly antique dealer discovers a mysterious 16th-century device hidden inside a statue. The mechanical scarab-like device attaches to its user, granting eternal youth but also instilling a terrible thirst for blood. He is drawn into a dark world of obsession and must protect his granddaughter from others who seek the device's power.
Details
- Director
- Guillermo del Toro
- Writer
- Guillermo del Toro
- Studio
- Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Fondo de Fomento a la Calidad Cinematográfica, Universidad de Guadalajara
- Released
- 5 November 1993
- Country
- Mexico
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 1 win, 1 nomination
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 2 →1 win from 2 nominations across 2 ceremonies
| International Submission to the Academy Awards 1994 | International Submission to the Academy Awards | Mexico | Nominee |
| Ariel Award 1993 | Best Picture | Winner |
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×| International Submission to the Academy Awards | Mexico | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Winner |