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Gaslight
1944
· Movie
· 114 min
A
MEANRANK
82/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #408
- IMDb #634
- Google retired #1292
- Rotten Tomatoes #360
- Metacritic #510
- Letterboxd #499
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #537
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #577
- Metacritic Critics #840
- Metacritic Audience #297
- Criticker #417
- Kinopoisk #456
- AlloCiné #515
- Trakt #723
Every rating
66–94
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 66, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 94.
See the most agreed on films →A young woman's new husband slowly manipulates her into believing she is losing her mind. He isolates her, dims the gaslights in their home, and hides her belongings, all while denying that anything is amiss. His cruel scheme is designed to make her doubt her own sanity so he can search for hidden jewels in the attic without her suspicion.
Details
- Director
- George Cukor
- Writers
- John L. Balderston, John Van Druten, Walter Reisch
- Based on
- Gas Light by Patrick Hamilton
- Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Released
- 4 May 1944
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Italian
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Budget
- $2.1M
- Awards
- 6 wins, 7 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 13 →3 major awards won · 6 wins from 13 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1944 | Best Actress | Ingrid Bergman | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1944 | Best Art Direction – Black-and-White | Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons and William Ferrari ; Interior Decoration: Paul Huldschinsky and Edwin B. Willis | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1944 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Ingrid Bergman | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1944 | Best Motion Picture | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1944 | Best Actor | Charles Boyer | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1944 | Best Supporting Actress | Angela Lansbury | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1944 | Best Screenplay | John L. Balderston, Walter Reisch, and John Van Druten | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1944 | Best Cinematography – Black-and-White | Joseph Ruttenberg | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
7 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Ingrid Bergman | Winner |
| Best Art Direction – Black-and-White | Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons and William Ferrari ; Interior Decoration: Paul Huldschinsky and Edwin B. Willis | Winner |
| Best Actor | Charles Boyer | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography – Black-and-White | Joseph Ruttenberg | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | John L. Balderston, Walter Reisch, and John Van Druten | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Angela Lansbury | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Ingrid Bergman | Winner |
Cannes Film Festival
1 nomination
| Grand Prize of the Festival | George Cukor | Nominee |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Acting | Ingrid Bergman | Winner |
National Film Preservation Board
1 nomination, 1 won
| National Film Registry | Winner |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Film Hall of Fame: Productions | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Ingrid Bergman | Nominee |