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House of Sand and Fog
2003
· Movie
· 126 min
B
MEANRANK
74/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1643
- IMDb #1106
- Google retired #1917
- Rotten Tomatoes #1774
- Metacritic #1298
- Letterboxd #1840
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2463
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1341
- Metacritic Critics #1360
- Metacritic Audience #1255
- Criticker #1156
- Kinopoisk #758
- AlloCiné #2260
- Trakt #2222
Every rating
56–86
out of 100
A recovering addict is wrongly evicted from her home, which is then auctioned off to a former Iranian colonel trying to rebuild his family's wealth. A tragic legal mistake pits the desperate young woman against the proud immigrant father in a bitter battle over ownership of the house, a conflict that escalates with devastating consequences.
Details
- Director
- Vadim Perelman
- Writers
- Shawn Lawrence Otto, Vadim Perelman
- Based on
- House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III
- Released
- 19 December 2003
- Country
- United States, United Kingdom
- Language
- English, Persian
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $16.5M
- Box office
- $16.9M
- Awards
- 5 wins, 11 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 16 →1 major award won · 5 wins from 16 nominations across 9 ceremonies
| Independent Spirit Awards 2003 | Best Supporting Female | Shohreh Aghdashloo | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2003 | Best Supporting Actress | Shohreh Aghdashloo | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2003 | Best Original Score | James Horner | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2003 | Best Actor | Ben Kingsley | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2003 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Ben Kingsley | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2003 | Best First Film | Vadim Perelman | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2003 | Best Male Lead | Ben Kingsley | Nominee |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2003 | Best Actor | Ben Kingsley | Nominee |
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Independent Spirit Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Female | Shohreh Aghdashloo | Winner |
| Best First Film | Vadim Perelman | Nominee |
| Best Male Lead | Ben Kingsley | Nominee |
Academy Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Ben Kingsley | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | James Horner | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Shohreh Aghdashloo | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Ben Kingsley | Nominee |
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Ben Kingsley | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Vadim Perelman and Shawn Lawrence Otto | Nominee |
| Breakout Director of the Year | Vadim Perelman | Nominee |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Shohreh Aghdashloo | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Directorial Debut | Vadim Perelman | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Shohreh Aghdashloo | Winner |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Ben Kingsley | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Jennifer Connelly | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Editing | Lisa Zeno Churgin | Nominee |