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Doctor Strange
2016
· Movie
· 115 min
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MEANRANK
76/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1175
- IMDb #966
- Google retired #1354
- Rotten Tomatoes #829
- Metacritic #896
- Letterboxd #2192
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1082
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #980
- Metacritic Critics #1249
- Metacritic Audience #465
- Criticker #1705
- Douban #990
- Kinopoisk #1215
- AlloCiné #825
- Trakt #389
Every rating
49–89
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 49, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 89.
See the most agreed on films →A brilliant but arrogant neurosurgeon's career is destroyed after a car crash severely damages his hands. Desperate for a cure, he journeys to a mysterious enclave in Nepal. He is drawn into the world of the mystic arts, where he must shed his skepticism to help protect the world from mystical threats he never knew existed.
Details
- Director
- Scott Derrickson
- Writers
- C. Robert Cargill, Jon Spaihts, Scott Derrickson
- Based on
- Doctor Strange
- Studio
- Marvel Studios
- Released
- 25 October 2016
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $180.0M
- Box office
- $676.3M
- Awards
- 7 wins, 50 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 57 →7 wins from 57 nominations across 25 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2017 | Best Visual Effects | Stephane Ceretti, Richard Bluff, Vincent Cirelli and Paul Corbould | Nominee |
| Art Directors Guild Awards 2017 | Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film | Charles Wood | Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2017 | Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture | Doctor Strange | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2016 | Best Action Movie | Doctor Strange | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2016 | Best Actor in an Action Movie | Benedict Cumberbatch | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2016 | Best Hair and Makeup | Doctor Strange | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2016 | Best Visual Effects | Doctor Strange | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2016 | Best Actress in an Action Movie | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Awards
6 nominations
| Best Action Movie | Doctor Strange | Nominee |
| Best Actor in an Action Movie | Benedict Cumberbatch | Nominee |
| Best Actress in an Action Movie | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
| Best Hair and Makeup | Doctor Strange | Nominee |
| Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie | Doctor Strange | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Doctor Strange | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Visual Effects | Stephane Ceretti, Richard Bluff, Vincent Cirelli and Paul Corbould | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film | Charles Wood | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture | Doctor Strange | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
10 nominations, 2 won
| Best Comic-to-Film Motion Picture | Doctor Strange | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Tilda Swinton | Winner |
| Best Actor | Benedict Cumberbatch | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Alexander Byrne | Nominee |
| Best Director | Scott Derrickson | Nominee |
| Best Film Screenplay | Jon Spaihts, Scott Derrickson, and C. Robert Cargill | Nominee |
| Best Make-Up | Jeremy Whitewood | Nominee |
| Best Music | Michael Giacchino | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Charles Wood | Nominee |
| Best Special / Visual Effects | Stephane Ceretti, Richard Bluff, Vincent Cirelli, and Paul Corbould | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature | New York City – Adam Watkins, Martijn van Herk, Tim Belsher, Jon Mitchell | Winner |
| Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Feature | New York City – Matthew Lane, Jose Fernandez, Ziad Shureih, Amy Shepard | Nominee |
| Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature | London – Brendan Seals, Raphael A. Pimentel, Andrew Zink, Gregory Ng | Nominee |
| Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature | Hong Kong Reverse Destruction – Florian Witzel, Georges Nakhle, Azhul Mohamed, David Kirchner | Nominee |
| Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal Project | New York Mirror Dimension – Landis Fields, Mathew Cowie, Frederic Medioni, Faraz Hameed | Nominee |
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | Stephane Ceretti, Susan Pickett, Richard Bluff, Vincent Cirelli, Paul Corbould | Nominee |
Empire Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Visual Effects | Doctor Strange | Winner |
| Best Actor | Benedict Cumberbatch | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Doctor Strange | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Doctor Strange | Nominee |
| Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy | Doctor Strange | Nominee |
Annie Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement, Animated Effects in a Live Action Production | Georg Kaltenbrunner, Michael Marcuzzi, Thomas Bevan, Andrew Graham and Jihyun Yoon | Winner |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Excellence in Fantasy Film | Alexandra Byrne | Winner |
Hollywood Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Hollywood Visual Effects Award | Stephane Ceretti and Richard Bluff | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
3 nominations
| Best Makeup and Hair | Jeremy Woodhead | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Charles Wood and John Bush | Nominee |
| Best Special Visual Effects | Richard Bluff, Stephane Ceretti, Paul Corbould, and Jonathan Fawkner | Nominee |
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association
3 nominations
| Best Action Film | Doctor Strange | Nominee |
| Best Horror / Science-Fiction Film | Doctor Strange | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Doctor Strange | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
3 nominations
| Choice Fantasy Actor | Benedict Cumberbatch | Nominee |
| Choice Fantasy Actress | Rachel McAdams | Nominee |
| Choice Fantasy Movie | Doctor Strange | Nominee |
Evening Standard British Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Benedict Cumberbatch | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Chiwetel Ejiofor | Nominee |
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild
2 nominations
| Feature-Length Motion Picture – Best Period and/or Character Make-Up | Jeremy Woodhead | Nominee |
| Feature-Length Motion Picture – Best Special Make-Up Effects | Jeremy Woodhead | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations
| Best Costume Design | Alexandra Byrne | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Doctor Strange | Nominee |
AACTA Awards
1 nomination
| Best Visual Effects or Animation | Brendan Seals, Steven Swanson, Raphael A. Pimentel, Andrew Zink | Nominee |
Cinema Audio Society Awards
1 nomination
| Motion Picture – Live Action | Doctor Strange | Nominee |
Dragon Awards
1 nomination
| Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie | Doctor Strange | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics' Circle
1 nomination
| Best Visual Effects | Doctor Strange | Nominee |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Score – Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film | Michael Giacchino | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Technical Achievement | Doctor Strange | Nominee |
Nebula Awards
1 nomination
| Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation | Doctor Strange | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Favorite Year End Blockbuster | Doctor Strange | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Visual Effects | Doctor Strange | Nominee |