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Drugstore Cowboy
1989
· Movie
· 102 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1163
- IMDb #1800
- Rotten Tomatoes #614
- Metacritic #1013
- Letterboxd #1501
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #562
+7 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1145
- Metacritic Critics #593
- Metacritic Audience #2408
- Criticker #658
- Kinopoisk #2018
- AlloCiné #2213
- Trakt #2233
Every rating
62–94
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 62, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 94. Critics average 88, everyone else 74.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Portland, Oregon, 1971. Bob Hughes is the charismatic leader of a peculiar quartet, formed by his wife, Dianne, and another couple, Rick and Nadine, who skillfully steal from drugstores and hospital medicine cabinets in order to appease their insatiable need for drugs. But neither fun nor luck last forever.
Details
- Director
- Gus Van Sant
- Writers
- Daniel Yost, Gus Van Sant
- Studio
- Avenue Pictures
- Released
- 20 October 1989
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $2.5M
- Box office
- $4.7M
- Awards
- 8 wins, 7 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 15 →8 wins from 15 nominations across 12 ceremonies
| Best Cinematography 1990 | Best Cinematography | Robert Yeoman | Winner |
| Best Director 1990 | Best Director | Gus Van Sant | Nominee |
| Best Feature 1990 | Best Feature | Drugstore Cowboy | Nominee |
| Best Female Lead 1990 | Best Female Lead | Kelly Lynch | Nominee |
| Best Film 1990 | Best Film | Drugstore Cowboy | Nominee |
| Best Male Lead 1990 | Best Male Lead | Matt Dillon | Winner |
| Best Screenplay 1990 | Best Screenplay | Gus Van Sant Daniel Yost | Winner |
| Best Screenplay Adaptation 1990 | Best Screenplay Adaptation | Gus Van Sant | Winner |
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15 awards — Drugstore Cowboy
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Best Screenplay
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Screenplay | Gus Van Sant Daniel Yost | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Gus Van Sant Daniel Yost | Winner |
Best Director
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Director | Gus Van Sant | Winner |
| Best Director | Gus Van Sant | Nominee |
Best Cinematography
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Robert Yeoman | Winner |
Best Male Lead
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Male Lead | Matt Dillon | Winner |
Best Screenplay Adaptation
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay Adaptation | Gus Van Sant | Winner |
Best Supporting Male
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Male | Max Perlich | Winner |
Forum of New Cinema
1 nomination, 1 won
| Forum of New Cinema | Gus Van Sant | Winner |
Best Film
2 nominations
| Best Film | Drugstore Cowboy | Nominee |
| Best Film | Drugstore Cowboy | Nominee |
Best Feature
1 nomination
| Best Feature | Drugstore Cowboy | Nominee |
Best Female Lead
1 nomination
| Best Female Lead | Kelly Lynch | Nominee |
Best Music
1 nomination
| Best Music | Elliot Goldenthal | Nominee |
Best Supporting Female
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Female | Heather Graham | Nominee |