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Eleanor the Great
MEANRANK
69/100
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 52, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 93. Critics average 60, everyone else 73.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A once-celebrated author, now reclusive and struggling with writer's block, is forced to chaperone her estranged teenage niece on a European tour. The journey retraces the steps of the fictional heroine who made the author famous. As they travel through historic cities, the line between the author's created world and their own experiences begins to blur. The trip becomes a catalyst for both women to confront their past disappointments and redefine their own stories away from public expectation.
Details
- Director
- Scarlett Johansson
- Writer
- Tory Kamen
- Released
- 4 September 2025
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Yiddish
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Box office
- $4.1M
- Awards
- 1 win, 7 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| Cannes Film Festival 2025 | Camera d'Or | Scarlett Johansson | Nominee |
| Cannes Film Festival 2025 | Un Certain Regard Award | Scarlett Johansson | Nominee |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards 2026 | Best Actress | June Squibb | Nominee |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards 2026 | Best Intergenerational Film | Eleanor the Great | Nominee |
| Cinema for Peace Awards 2026 | Cinema for Peace Dove for The Most Valuable Film of the Year | Eleanor the Great | Nominee |
| The Astra Awards 2026 | Best First Feature | Eleanor the Great | Nominee |
| Deauville American Film Festival 2025 | Deauville Audience Award | Eleanor the Great | Winner |
| Miskolc International Film Festival 2025 | Emeric Pressburger Prize | Eleanor the Great | Nominee |
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8 awards — Eleanor the Great
×| Camera d'Or | Scarlett Johansson | Nominee |
| Un Certain Regard Award | Scarlett Johansson | Nominee |
| Deauville Audience Award | Eleanor the Great | Winner |
| Best Actress | June Squibb | Nominee |
| Best Intergenerational Film | Eleanor the Great | Nominee |
| Cinema for Peace Dove for The Most Valuable Film of the Year | Eleanor the Great | Nominee |
| Emeric Pressburger Prize | Eleanor the Great | Nominee |
| Best First Feature | Eleanor the Great | Nominee |