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Following
1998
· Movie
· 69 min
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1472
- IMDb #1265
- Google retired #1557
- Rotten Tomatoes #1002
- Metacritic #1964
- Letterboxd #2321
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1374
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1138
- Metacritic Critics #2500
- Metacritic Audience #1194
- Criticker #972
- AlloCiné #1282
Every rating
58–88
out of 100
A young, unemployed writer in London follows strangers for inspiration, adhering to strict self-imposed rules to avoid getting involved. He breaks his own code when he is caught by one of his subjects, a charismatic burglar, who then takes him on as a partner, pulling him into a world of crime and deception.
Details
- Director
- Christopher Nolan
- Writer
- Christopher Nolan
- Studio
- Next Wave Films, Syncopy
- Released
- 2 April 1999
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 69 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $6.0K
- Box office
- $126.1K
- Awards
- 22 wins, 50 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 72 →3 major awards won · 22 wins from 72 nominations across 29 ceremonies
| Golden Globe Awards 1998 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Jim Carrey | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1998 | Best Original Score | Burkhard Dallwitz and Philip Glass | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1998 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Ed Harris | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1998 | Best Director | Peter Weir | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1998 | Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Andrew Niccol | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1998 | Best Supporting Actor | Ed Harris | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 1998 | Best Picture | Nominee | |
| Directors Guild of America Awards 1998 | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Peter Weir | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Awards
6 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Jim Carrey | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Burkhard Dallwitz and Philip Glass | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Ed Harris | Winner |
| Best Director | Peter Weir | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee | |
| Best Screenplay | Andrew Niccol | Nominee |
Academy Awards
3 nominations
| Best Director | Peter Weir | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Andrew Niccol | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ed Harris | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Picture | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Peter Weir | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Andrew Niccol | Nominee |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
17 nominations, 3 won
| Best Drama Score | Burkhard Dallwitz and Philip Glass | Winner |
| Best Titles Sequence | Winner | |
| Film Hall of Fame: Productions | Winner | |
| Best Actor | Jim Carrey | Nominee |
| Best Cinematic Moment | "Truman Decides His Fate After Talking to Christof" | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Peter Biziou | Nominee |
| Best Director | Peter Weir | Nominee |
| Best Drama Actor | Jim Carrey | Nominee |
| Best Drama Ensemble | Nominee | |
| Best Drama Picture | Scott Rudin, Andrew Niccol, Edward S. Feldman, and Adam Schroeder | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble | Nominee | |
| Best Film Editing | William M. Anderson and Lee Smith | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Andrew Niccol | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Scott Rudin, Andrew Niccol, Edward S. Feldman, and Adam Schroeder | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Dennis Gassner and Nancy Haigh | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ed Harris | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
7 nominations, 3 won
| Best Direction | Peter Weir | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Andrew Niccol | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Dennis Gassner | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Ed Harris | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Peter Biziou | Nominee |
| Best Film | Scott Rudin, Andrew Niccol, Edward S. Feldman, and Adam Schroeder | Nominee |
| Best Special Effects | Michael J. McAlister, Brad Kuehn, Craig Barron, and Peter Chesney | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Fantasy Film | Winner | |
| Best Writing | Andrew Niccol | Winner |
| Best Actor | Jim Carrey | Nominee |
| Best Director | Peter Weir | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ed Harris | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Score | Burkhard Dallwitz | Winner |
| Best Actor | Jim Carrey | Nominee |
| Best Director | Peter Weir | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee | |
| Best Screenplay | Andrew Niccol | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | Andrew Niccol | Winner |
| Best Director | Peter Weir | Nominee |
| Best Editing | William M. Anderson and Lee Smith | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ed Harris | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Male Performance | Jim Carrey | Winner |
| Best Movie | Nominee |
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Ed Harris | Winner |
| Best Director | Peter Weir | Nominee |
European Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Non-European Film | Peter Weir | Winner |
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Winner |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | Peter Weir | Winner |
Hugo Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Dramatic Presentation | Peter Weir and Andrew Niccol | Winner |
Nastro d'Argento
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Male Dubbing | Roberto Pedicini (for the dubbing of Jim Carrey) | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Ed Harris | Winner |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Art Direction | Dennis Gassner | Winner |
American Comedy Awards
1 nomination
| Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) | Jim Carrey | Nominee |
Australasian Performing Right Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Film Score | Burkhard Dallwitz | Nominee |
Australian Film Institute Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Scott Rudin | Nominee |
British Society of Cinematographers Awards
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film | Peter Biziou | Nominee |
Chlotrudis Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay | Andrew Niccol | Nominee |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Costume Design for Film | Marilyn Matthews | Nominee |
Empire Awards
1 nomination
| Best Film | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing – Foreign Feature | Lee Smith, Karin Whittington, Rick Lisle, Peter Townend, Tim Jordan, Andrew Plain, Nicholas Breslin, and Maureen Rodbard-Bean | Nominee |
Valladolid International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Golden Spike | Peter Weir | Nominee |
Young Artist Awards
1 nomination
| Best Family Feature Film – Drama | Nominee |