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Frankie and Johnny
MEANRANK
67/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2778
- IMDb #2742
- Rotten Tomatoes #2577
- Metacritic #1491
- Letterboxd #2254
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2829
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2763
- Metacritic Critics #1874
- Metacritic Audience #984
- Kinopoisk #1213
- AlloCiné #2752
- Trakt #2530
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Lowest is Criticker on 28, highest is Google on 84.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →When Johnny is released from prison following a forgery charge, he quickly lands a job as a short-order cook at a New York diner. Following a brief fling with waitress Cora, he develops an attraction for Cora's friend and fellow waitress Frankie. While Frankie resists Johnny's charms initially, she eventually relents when her best friend, Tim, persuades her to give Johnny a chance.
Details
- Director
- Garry Marshall
- Writer
- Terrence McNally
- Based on
- a work by Terrence McNally
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
- Released
- 11 October 1991
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $29.0M
- Box office
- $22.8M
- Awards
- 3 wins, 1 nomination
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Awards & nominations
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| Golden Globe Awards 1991 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Michelle Pfeiffer | Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 1991 | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Kate Nelligan | Winner |
| GLAAD Media Awards 1991 | Outstanding Film | Winner | |
| National Board of Review Awards 1991 | Best Supporting Actress | Kate Nelligan | Winner |
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4 awards — Frankie and Johnny
×| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Michelle Pfeiffer | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Kate Nelligan | Winner |
| Outstanding Film | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kate Nelligan | Winner |