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Dick Tracy
1990
· Movie
· 105 min
C
MEANRANK
62/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #3678
- IMDb #4190
- Rotten Tomatoes #3241
- Metacritic #1815
- Letterboxd #3203
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #3179
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #3817
- Metacritic Critics #1667
- Metacritic Audience #2242
- Criticker #3069
- Kinopoisk #3635
- AlloCiné #4307
- Trakt #4429
Every rating
34–88
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 34, highest is Google on 88.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Caprice's united mob.
Details
- Director
- Warren Beatty
- Writers
- Jack Epps Jr., Jim Cash
- Based on
- Dick Tracy
- Released
- 15 June 1990
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $47.0M
- Box office
- $103.7M
- Awards
- 9 wins, 31 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (73) →
Awards & nominations
See all 40 →3 major awards won · 9 wins from 40 nominations across 15 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1990 | Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Richard Sylbert ; Set Decoration: Rick Simpson | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1990 | Best Makeup | John Caglione Jr. and Doug Drexler | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1990 | Best Original Song | " Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man) " Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1990 | Best Supporting Actor | Al Pacino | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1990 | Best Cinematography | Vittorio Storaro | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1990 | Best Costume Design | Milena Canonero | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1990 | Best Sound | Thomas Causey, Chris Jenkins, David E. Campbell, and Doug Hemphill | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1990 | Best Original Song – Motion Picture | "What Can You Lose?" Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
7 nominations, 3 won
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Richard Sylbert ; Set Decoration: Rick Simpson | Winner |
| Best Makeup | John Caglione Jr. and Doug Drexler | Winner |
| Best Original Song | " Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man) " Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Vittorio Storaro | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Milena Canonero | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Thomas Causey, Chris Jenkins, David E. Campbell, and Doug Hemphill | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Al Pacino | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Nominee | |
| Best Original Song – Motion Picture | "What Can You Lose?" Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Nominee |
| Best Original Song – Motion Picture | "Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)" Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Al Pacino | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
3 nominations
| Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television | Dick Tracy – Danny Elfman | Nominee |
| Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television | "Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)" – Stephen Sondheim | Nominee |
| Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television | "More" – Stephen Sondheim | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
7 nominations, 2 won
| Best Make-Up Artist | John Caglione Jr. and Doug Drexler | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Richard Sylbert | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Al Pacino | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Milena Canonero | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Richard Marks | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Dennis Drummond, Thomas Causey, Chris Jenkins, David E. Campbell, and Doug Hemphill | Nominee |
| Best Special Visual Effects | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
7 nominations, 1 won
| Best Make-Up | John Caglione Jr., Doug Drexler, and Cheri Minns | Winner |
| Best Actor | Warren Beatty | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Madonna | Nominee |
| Best Costumes | Milena Canonero | Nominee |
| Best Fantasy Film | Nominee | |
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Charlie Korsmo | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Al Pacino | Nominee |
American Comedy Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Al Pacino | Winner |
BMI Film & TV Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| BMI Film Music Award | Danny Elfman | Winner |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Vittorio Storaro (also for The Sheltering Sky ) | Winner |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Vittorio Storaro | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Al Pacino | Nominee |
Young Artist Awards
2 nominations
| Best Young Actor Starring in a Motion Picture | Charlie Korsmo | Nominee |
| Most Entertaining Family Youth Motion Picture – Comedy/Horror | Nominee |
American Society of Cinematographers Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Vittorio Storaro | Nominee |
Artios Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Casting – Comedy | Jackie Burch | Nominee |
British Society of Cinematographers Awards
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film | Vittorio Storaro | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Al Pacino | Nominee |
Nastro d'Argento
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Director | Warren Beatty | Nominee |