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Exotica
1994
· Movie
· 103 min
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Every rating
67–95
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 67, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 95.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →In the upscale Toronto strip club Exotica, dancer Christina is visited nightly by the obsessive Francis, a depressed tax auditor. Her ex-boyfriend, the club's MC, Eric, still jealously pines for her even as he introduces her onstage, but Eric is having his own relationship problems with the club's female owner. Thomas, a mysterious pet-shop owner, is about to become unexpectedly involved in their lives.
Details
- Director
- Atom Egoyan
- Writer
- Atom Egoyan
- Released
- 29 September 1994
- Country
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $2.0M
- Box office
- $4.2M
- Awards
- 14 wins, 7 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 21 →1 major award won · 14 wins from 21 nominations across 9 ceremonies
| Cannes Film Festival 1994 | FIPRESCI Prize | Atom Egoyan | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 1996 | Best Foreign Film | Atom Egoyan | Nominee |
| AVN Awards 1996 | Best Alternative Adult Film | Atom Egoyan | Winner |
| Chicago Film Critics Association 1996 | Best Screenplay | Atom Egoyan | Nominee |
| Chicago Film Critics Association 1996 | Best Film | Atom Egoyan | Nominee |
| Belgian Film Critics Association 1995 | Grand Prix | Atom Egoyan | Winner |
| French Syndicate of Cinema Critics 1995 | Best Foreign Film | Atom Egoyan | Winner |
| Canadian Society of Cinematographers 1994 | Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature | Paul Sarossy | Winner |
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Cannes Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| FIPRESCI Prize | Atom Egoyan | Winner |
Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Atom Egoyan | Nominee |
Genie Awards
12 nominations, 8 won
| Best Art Direction | Richard Paris and Linda Del Rosario | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Paul Sarossy | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Linda Muir | Winner |
| Best Direction | Atom Egoyan | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture | Atom Egoyan and Camelia Frieberg | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Mychael Danna | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Atom Egoyan | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Don McKellar | Winner |
| Best Actor | Elias Koteas | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Susan Shipton | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Daniel Pellerin, Keith Elliott, Peter Kelly and Ross Redfern | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing | Sue Conley, Andy Malcolm, Paul Shikata, Peter Winninger and Steve Munro | Nominee |
AVN Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Alternative Adult Film | Atom Egoyan | Winner |
Belgian Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Grand Prix | Atom Egoyan | Winner |
Canadian Society of Cinematographers
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cinematography in Theatrical Feature | Paul Sarossy | Winner |
French Syndicate of Cinema Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Atom Egoyan | Winner |
Toronto International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Canadian Feature Film | Atom Egoyan | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Film | Atom Egoyan | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Atom Egoyan | Nominee |