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Get Real
1998
· Movie
· 111 min
B
MEANRANK
76/100
Every rating
71–84
out of 100
Everyone agrees
Lowest is Letterboxd on 71, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 84.
See the most agreed on films →Sensitive rural town model student Steven Carter hides his gay feelings, except with his neighbor and best friend Linda. Suddenly his desperate search for partners leads to a blind date with golden boy John Dixon, bound for an Oxbridge career.
Details
- Director
- Simon Shore
- Writer
- Patrick Wilde
- Released
- 16 August 1998
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $1.2M
- Box office
- $1.2M
- Awards
- 4 wins, 3 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
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| Chlotrudis Awards 2000 | Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor | Ben Silverstone | Nominee |
| 10th International Filmfestival Emden-Norderney 1999 | Berhard Wicki Award | Get Real | Winner |
| 1998 Dinard British Film Festival 1999 | Golden Hitchcock | Simon Shore | Winner |
| 1998 Dinard British Film Festival 1999 | Audience Award | Simon Shore | Winner |
| 1999 British Independent Film Awards 1999 | Achievement in Production | Get Real | Nominee |
| 1st Golden Trailer Awards 1999 | Best Trailer with No Budget | Get Real | Nominee |
| 1998 Edinburgh International Film Festival 1998 | Audience Award | Get Real | Winner |
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Trailer — Get Real
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7 awards — Get Real
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1998 Dinard British Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Audience Award | Simon Shore | Winner |
| Golden Hitchcock | Simon Shore | Winner |
10th International Filmfestival Emden-Norderney
1 nomination, 1 won
| Berhard Wicki Award | Get Real | Winner |
1998 Edinburgh International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award | Get Real | Winner |
1999 British Independent Film Awards
1 nomination
| Achievement in Production | Get Real | Nominee |
1st Golden Trailer Awards
1 nomination
| Best Trailer with No Budget | Get Real | Nominee |
Chlotrudis Awards
1 nomination
| Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor | Ben Silverstone | Nominee |