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Flashdance
1983
· Movie
· 95 min
D
MEANRANK
60/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #4069
- IMDb #4203
- Rotten Tomatoes #3820
- Metacritic #3962
- Letterboxd #3423
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #4437
+7 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #3368
- Metacritic Critics #4348
- Metacritic Audience #2915
- Criticker #3096
- Kinopoisk #2083
- AlloCiné #2551
- Trakt #3294
Every rating
34–88
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 34, highest is Google on 88. Critics average 38, everyone else 64.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A determined young woman works as a welder by day and performs as an exotic dancer at a local bar by night. Her dream is to gain acceptance into a prestigious conservatory for dance. She must overcome her own self-doubt and the skepticism of others to prove she has the talent and discipline of a true artist.
Details
- Director
- Adrian Lyne
- Writers
- Joe Eszterhas, Thomas Hedley Jr.
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures, Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films, The Guber-Peters Company, Polygram Pictures
- Released
- 14 April 1983
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $7.0M
- Box office
- $201.5M
- Awards
- 12 wins, 19 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 31 →6 major awards won · 12 wins from 31 nominations across 13 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1983 | Best Original Song | " Flashdance... What a Feeling " Music by Giorgio Moroder ; Lyrics by Keith Forsey and Irene Cara | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1983 | Best Original Song – Motion Picture | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" Music by Giorgio Moroder; Lyrics by Keith Forsey and Irene Cara | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1983 | Best Original Score – Motion Picture | Giorgio Moroder | Winner |
| Grammy Awards 1983 | Best Instrumental Composition | "Love Theme from Flashdance " – Giorgio Moroder | Winner |
| Grammy Awards 1983 | Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" – Irene Cara | Winner |
| Grammy Awards 1983 | Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special | Flashdance: Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture Michael Boddicker, Irene Cara, Kim Carnes, Doug Cotler, Keith Forsey, Richard Gilbert, Jerry Hey, Duane Hitchings, Craig Krampf, Ronald Magness, Dennis Matkosky, Giorgio Moroder, Phil Ramone, Michael Sembello and Shandi Sinnamon | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1983 | Best Film Editing | Bud S. Smith and Walt Mulconery | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1983 | Best Original Song | " Maniac " Music and Lyrics by Michael Sembello and Dennis Matkosky | Nominee |
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Grammy Awards
9 nominations, 3 won
| Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special | Flashdance: Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture Michael Boddicker, Irene Cara, Kim Carnes, Doug Cotler, Keith Forsey, Richard Gilbert, Jerry Hey, Duane Hitchings, Craig Krampf, Ronald Magness, Dennis Matkosky, Giorgio Moroder, Phil Ramone, Michael Sembello and Shandi Sinnamon | Winner |
| Best Instrumental Composition | "Love Theme from Flashdance " – Giorgio Moroder | Winner |
| Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" – Irene Cara | Winner |
| Album of the Year | Flashdance: Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture Various Artists and Giorgio Moroder | Nominee |
| Best Pop Instrumental Performance | "Love Theme from Flashdance " – Helen St. John | Nominee |
| Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male | "Maniac" – Michael Sembello | Nominee |
| Record of the Year | "Maniac" – Phil Ramone and Michael Sembello | Nominee |
| Record of the Year | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" – Irene Cara and Giorgio Moroder | Nominee |
| Song of the Year | "Maniac" – Dennis Matkosky and Michael Sembello | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Original Score – Motion Picture | Giorgio Moroder | Winner |
| Best Original Song – Motion Picture | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" Music by Giorgio Moroder; Lyrics by Keith Forsey and Irene Cara | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Jennifer Beals | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Nominee | |
| Best Original Song – Motion Picture | "Maniac" Music and Lyrics by Michael Sembello and Dennis Matkosky | Nominee |
Academy Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Song | " Flashdance... What a Feeling " Music by Giorgio Moroder ; Lyrics by Keith Forsey and Irene Cara | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Donald Peterman | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Bud S. Smith and Walt Mulconery | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | " Maniac " Music and Lyrics by Michael Sembello and Dennis Matkosky | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Editing | Bud S. Smith and Walt Mulconery | Winner |
| Best Original Song Written for a Film | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" Music by Giorgio Moroder; Lyrics by Keith Forsey and Irene Cara | Nominee |
| Best Score for a Film | Giorgio Moroder | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Don Digirolamo, Robert Glass, Robert Knudson, and James E. Webb | Nominee |
Blue Ribbon Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Adrian Lyne | Winner |
Hochi Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Picture | Adrian Lyne | Winner |
NAACP Image Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture | Jennifer Beals | Winner |
National Music Publishers' Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Song in a Movie | Irene Cara | Winner |
People's Choice Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Favorite Theme/Song from a Motion Picture | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" | Winner |
American Cinema Editors Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film | Bud S. Smith and Walt Mulconery | Nominee |
Golden Raspberry Awards
1 nomination
| Worst Screenplay | Screenplay by Tom Hedley and Joe Eszterhas ; Story by Tom Hedley | Nominee |
Japan Academy Prize
1 nomination
| Outstanding Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best DVD Extras | Nominee |