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Fruitvale Station
2013
· Movie
· 85 min
B
MEANRANK
79/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #754
- IMDb #1091
- Google retired #511
- Rotten Tomatoes #493
- Metacritic #410
- Letterboxd #608
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #491
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #912
- Metacritic Critics #375
- Metacritic Audience #746
- Criticker #991
- Douban #1289
- Kinopoisk #2510
- AlloCiné #985
- Trakt #1070
Every rating
58–94
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 58, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 94. Critics average 90, everyone else 77.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The film chronicles the final day in the life of Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old Bay Area man. He spends New Year's Eve 2008 attempting to better his life for his girlfriend and young daughter, reconciling with family and planning for the future. His night ends in a tragic confrontation with police at the Fruitvale BART station that alters countless lives forever.
Details
- Director
- Ryan Coogler
- Writer
- Ryan Coogler
- Studio
- Significant Productions, OG Project
- Released
- 26 July 2013
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $900.0K
- Box office
- $17.6M
- Awards
- 33 wins, 36 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (75) →
Awards & nominations
See all 69 →5 major awards won · 33 wins from 69 nominations across 37 ceremonies
| Independent Spirit Awards 2014 | Best First Feature | Fruitvale Station / Ryan Coogler | Winner |
| Producers Guild of America 2014 | Stanley Kramer Award | Fruitvale Station | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2013 | Prix de l'Avenir d'Un Certain Regard | Ryan Coogler | Winner |
| Sundance Film Festival 2013 | Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic | Ryan Coogler | Winner |
| Sundance Film Festival 2013 | Grand Jury Prize: U.S. Dramatic | Ryan Coogler | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2014 | Best Male Lead | Michael B. Jordan | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2014 | Best Supporting Female | Melonie Diaz | Nominee |
| Cannes Film Festival 2013 | Camera d'Or | Ryan Coogler | Nominee |
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Sundance Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic | Ryan Coogler | Winner |
| Grand Jury Prize: U.S. Dramatic | Ryan Coogler | Winner |
Cannes Film Festival
3 nominations, 1 won
| Prix de l'Avenir d'Un Certain Regard | Ryan Coogler | Winner |
| Camera d'Or | Ryan Coogler | Nominee |
| Grand Prix d'Un Certain Regard | Ryan Coogler | Nominee |
Independent Spirit Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best First Feature | Fruitvale Station / Ryan Coogler | Winner |
| Best Male Lead | Michael B. Jordan | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Female | Melonie Diaz | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America
1 nomination, 1 won
| Stanley Kramer Award | Fruitvale Station | Winner |
National Board of Review
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Directorial Debut | Ryan Coogler | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Octavia Spencer | Winner |
| Breakthrough Actor | Michael B. Jordan | Winner |
| Top Ten Films | Fruitvale Station | Winner |
Gotham Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award | Ryan Coogler | Winner |
| Breakthrough Actor | Michael B. Jordan | Winner |
| Audience Award | Fruitvale Station | Nominee |
Deauville American Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Prix du Jury Révélation Cartier | Fruitvale Station | Winner |
| Prix du Public | Fruitvale Station | Winner |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Breakthrough Award Performance | Michael B. Jordan | Winner |
| Honorary Satellite Award | Ryan Coogler | Winner |
NAACP Image Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Independent Motion Picture | Fruitvale Station | Winner |
| Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Michael B. Jordan | Nominee |
| Outstanding Motion Picture | Fruitvale Station | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture | Ryan Coogler | Nominee |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
2 nominations, 1 won
| Marlon Riggs Award | Ryan Coogler | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
Zurich Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor – Special Mention | Michael B. Jordan | Winner |
| Best International Feature Film | Fruitvale Station | Nominee |
African-American Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Independent Film | Fruitvale Station | Winner |
American Film Institute
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Films of the Year | Fruitvale Station | Winner |
Austin Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best First Film | Ryan Coogler | Winner |
Boston Online Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best New Filmmaker | Ryan Coogler | Winner |
Carmel Art and Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Breakout Actress of 2013 | Melonie Diaz | Winner |
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Russell Smith Award | Fruitvale Station | Winner |
Hollywood Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Hollywood Spotlight Award | Michael B. Jordan | Winner |
Humanitas Prize
1 nomination, 1 won
| Sundance Feature Film Category | Fruitvale Station | Winner |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Breakout Filmmaker of the Year | Ryan Coogler | Winner |
Nantucket Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Vimeo Award for Best Writer/Director | Ryan Coogler | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best First Film | Fruitvale Station | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Debut Director | Ryan Coogler | Winner |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Virtuoso Award | Michael B. Jordan | Winner |
Stockholm International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best First Film | Fruitvale Station | Winner |
Traverse City Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award – Best American Film | Fruitvale Station | Winner |
Black Reel Awards
9 nominations
| Outstanding Actor | Michael B. Jordan | Nominee |
| Outstanding Breakthrough Actress Performance | Melonie Diaz | Nominee |
| Outstanding Director | Ryan Coogler | Nominee |
| Outstanding Ensemble | The cast of Fruitvale Station | Nominee |
| Outstanding Motion Picture | Fruitvale Station / Nina Yang Bonogivoi and Forest Whitaker | Nominee |
| Outstanding Score | Ludwig Göransson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Screenplay (Original or Adapted) | Ryan Coogler | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress | Melonie Diaz | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
Indiana Film Critics Association
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Michael B. Jordan | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Fruitvale Station | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
Central Ohio Film Critics
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Michael B. Jordan | Nominee |
| Breakthrough Film Artist | Ryan Coogler | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Breakthrough | Ryan Coogler | Nominee |
| Best Breakthrough | Michael B. Jordan | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Picture | Fruitvale Station | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
Phoenix Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Breakthrough Performance Behind the Camera | Ryan Coogler | Nominee |
| Breakthrough Performance on Camera | Michael B. Jordan | Nominee |
AACTA Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Supporting Actress | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Most Promising Filmmaker | Ryan Coogler | Nominee |
Denver Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Michael B. Jordan | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |