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Five Easy Pieces
1970
· Movie
· 98 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1042
- IMDb #1574
- Rotten Tomatoes #948
- Metacritic #461
- Letterboxd #930
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1162
+7 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1265
- Metacritic Critics #421
- Metacritic Audience #977
- Criticker #409
- Kinopoisk #1406
- AlloCiné #1679
- Trakt #2826
Every rating
66–89
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 66, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 89.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A talented, disillusioned oil rig worker from a family of classical musicians lives a blue-collar life, drifting between bars and a relationship with a waitress. After learning his father is ill, he is compelled to return to his wealthy, intellectual family home on the West Coast. The trip forces him to confront the cultural alienation and deep-rooted anger that caused him to abandon his past.
Details
- Director
- Bob Rafelson
- Writers
- Bob Rafelson, Carole Eastman
- Studio
- BBS Productions, Columbia Pictures
- Released
- 12 September 1970
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $1.6M
- Box office
- $18.1M
- Awards
- 8 wins, 19 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (18) →
Awards & nominations
See all 27 →1 major award won · 8 wins from 27 nominations across 11 ceremonies
| Golden Globe Awards 1970 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Karen Black | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1970 | Best Picture | Bob Rafelson and Richard Wechsler | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1970 | Best Actor | Jack Nicholson | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1970 | Best Supporting Actress | Karen Black | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1970 | Best Original Screenplay | Adrien Joyce and Bob Rafelson | Nominee |
| Directors Guild of America Awards 1970 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Bob Rafelson | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1970 | Best Director – Motion Picture | Bob Rafelson | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1970 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Karen Black | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Jack Nicholson | Nominee |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Bob Rafelson | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee | |
| Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Adrien Joyce and Bob Rafelson | Nominee |
Academy Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor | Jack Nicholson | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Adrien Joyce and Bob Rafelson | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Bob Rafelson and Richard Wechsler | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Karen Black | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Bob Rafelson | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Drama – Written Directly for the Screen | Adrien Joyce and Bob Rafelson | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Director | Bob Rafelson | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Karen Black | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Lois Smith | Nominee |
Fotogramas de Plata
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Movie Performer | Jack Nicholson (also for Chinatown ) | Winner |
Kansas City Film Circle Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Karen Black | Winner |
National Film Preservation Board
1 nomination, 1 won
| National Film Registry | Winner |
Laurel Awards
7 nominations
| Best Picture | Nominee | |
| Star of Tomorrow – Female | Susan Anspach | Nominee |
| Star of Tomorrow – Female | Karen Black | Nominee |
| Top Cinematographer | László Kovács | Nominee |
| Top Female Supporting Performance | Karen Black | Nominee |
| Top Female Supporting Performance | Lois Smith | Nominee |
| Top Male Dramatic Performance | Jack Nicholson | Nominee |
Nastro d'Argento
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Director | Bob Rafelson | Nominee |