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Elle
2016
· Movie
· 130 min
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1747
- IMDb #2001
- Rotten Tomatoes #1436
- Metacritic #481
- Letterboxd #1497
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #865
+7 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2336
- Metacritic Critics #220
- Metacritic Audience #1700
- Criticker #830
- Kinopoisk #3745
- AlloCiné #2327
- Trakt #3285
Every rating
60–91
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 60, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 91. Critics average 90, everyone else 69.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The powerful CEO of a video game company is attacked in her home by an unknown assailant. Instead of reporting the rape to the police, she chooses to keep it a secret and deal with it on her own terms. Her response sets her on a complex and dangerous path as she attempts to track down her attacker, all while managing a tumultuous personal and professional life.
Details
- Director
- Paul Verhoeven
- Writer
- David Birke
- Based on
- "Oh…" by Philippe Djian
- Released
- 25 May 2016
- Country
- Belgium, France, Germany
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $9.8M
- Box office
- $2.3M
- Awards
- 39 wins, 43 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (40) →
Awards & nominations
See all 82 →7 major awards won · 39 wins from 82 nominations across 44 ceremonies
| César Awards 2017 | Best Film | Saïd Ben Saïd, Michel Merkt, Paul Verhoeven | Winner |
| César Awards 2017 | Best Actress | Isabelle Huppert | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2017 | Best Foreign Language Film | Elle | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2017 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Isabelle Huppert | Winner |
| Goya Awards 2017 | Best European Film | Elle | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2017 | Best Female Lead | Isabelle Huppert | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2016 | Best Foreign Language Film | Elle | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2017 | Best Actress | Isabelle Huppert | Nominee |
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César Awards
11 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Isabelle Huppert | Winner |
| Best Film | Saïd Ben Saïd, Michel Merkt, Paul Verhoeven | Winner |
| Best Adaptation | David Birke | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Stéphane Fontaine | Nominee |
| Best Director | Paul Verhoeven | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Job ter Burg | Nominee |
| Best Original Music | Anne Dudley | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Jean-Paul Mugel, Alexis Place, Cyril Holtz and Damien Lazzerini | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Laurent Lafitte | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Anne Consigny | Nominee |
| Most Promising Actor | Jonas Bloquet | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Isabelle Huppert | Winner |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Elle | Winner |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Elle | Winner |
| Best Actress | Isabelle Huppert | Nominee |
Goya Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best European Film | Elle | Winner |
Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Female Lead | Isabelle Huppert | Winner |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Isabelle Huppert | Nominee |
Cannes Film Festival
1 nomination
| Palme d'Or | Paul Verhoeven | Nominee |
Lumière Awards
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Isabelle Huppert | Winner |
| Best Director | Paul Verhoeven | Winner |
| Best Film | Elle | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | David Birke | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
4 nominations, 2 won
| Actress Defying Age and Ageism | Isabelle Huppert | Winner |
| Bravest Performance | Isabelle Huppert | Winner |
| Best Actress | Isabelle Huppert | Nominee |
| Best Non-English-Language Film | Elle | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Society
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Isabelle Huppert | Winner |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Elle | Winner |
| Best Director | Paul Verhoeven | Nominee |
| Best Picture of the Year | Elle | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Isabelle Huppert | Winner |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Elle | Winner |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Isabelle Huppert | Winner |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Elle | Winner |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Isabelle Huppert | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | David Birke | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Elle | Nominee |
AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Elle | Winner |
| Best Actress | Isabelle Huppert | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Isabelle Huppert | Winner |
| Best Foreign-Language Film | Elle | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
2 nominations, 1 won
| Foreign Language Film of the Year | Elle | Winner |
| Actress of the Year | Isabelle Huppert | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Isabelle Huppert | Winner |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Elle | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Isabelle Huppert | Winner |
| Best Foreign-Language Film | Elle | Nominee |
Boston Society of Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Isabelle Huppert (also for Things to Come ) | Winner |
Dublin Film Critics' Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Isabelle Huppert | Winner |
Ebertfest
1 nomination, 1 won
| Golden Thumb | Isabelle Huppert | Winner |
Globes de Cristal Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Isabelle Huppert | Winner |
Gotham Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Isabelle Huppert | Winner |
IndieWire Critics Poll
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Isabelle Huppert | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Isabelle Huppert (also for Things to Come ) | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 5 Foreign Films | Elle | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Isabelle Huppert (also for Things to Come ) | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Isabelle Huppert (also for Things to Come ) | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Isabelle Huppert | Winner |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| FIPRESCI Prize for Best Actress in a Foreign Language Film | Isabelle Huppert | Winner |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Montecito Award | Isabelle Huppert | Winner |
Village Voice Film Poll
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Isabelle Huppert | Winner |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Elle | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association
3 nominations
| Best Actress | Isabelle Huppert | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | David Birke | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Elle | Nominee |
European Film Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actress | Isabelle Huppert | Nominee |
| Best Director | Paul Verhoeven | Nominee |
| Best Film | Elle | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
3 nominations
| Best Actress | Isabelle Huppert | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | David Birke, Philippe Djian | Nominee |
| Best Film Not in the English Language | Elle | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
2 nominations
| Film Performance of the Year — Actress | Isabelle Huppert | Nominee |
| Foreign Language Film of the Year | Elle | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Isabelle Huppert | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Elle | Nominee |
AACTA International Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Isabelle Huppert | Nominee |
Australian Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best International Film (Foreign Language) | Elle | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Film Not in the English Language | Paul Verhoeven, Saïd Ben Saïd | Nominee |
London Film Festival
1 nomination
| Best Film | Elle | Nominee |
Magritte Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Virginie Efira | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Film | Elle | Nominee |