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I, Daniel Blake
2016
· Movie
· 100 min
A
MEANRANK
80/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #595
- IMDb #607
- Google retired #884
- Rotten Tomatoes #757
- Metacritic #734
- Letterboxd #522
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #755
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1157
- Metacritic Critics #821
- Metacritic Audience #784
- Criticker #512
- Kinopoisk #1772
- AlloCiné #241
- Trakt #510
Every rating
64–92
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 64, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 92.
See the most agreed on films →A skilled carpenter in his sixties requires state welfare after suffering a heart attack that prevents him from working. He finds himself trapped in a bewildering and dehumanizing bureaucratic nightmare, constantly denied support despite his doctor's orders. He forms a friendship with a single mother who is also struggling against the system, and they help each other navigate the impersonal and often cruel bureaucracy.
Details
- Director
- Ken Loach
- Writer
- Paul Laverty
- Studio
- Sixteen Films, Why Not Productions, Wild Bunch, BBC Film
- Released
- 21 October 2016
- Country
- United Kingdom, France, Belgium
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $15.7M
- Awards
- 18 wins, 22 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (49) →
Awards & nominations
See all 40 →3 major awards won · 18 wins from 40 nominations across 16 ceremonies
| César Awards 2017 | Best Foreign Film | Ken Loach | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2016 | Palme d'Or | Ken Loach | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2016 | Palm DogManitarian Award | Ken Loach (showcasing a three-legged dog named Shea) | Winner |
| Magritte Awards 2018 | Best Foreign Film in Coproduction | I, Daniel Blake | Nominee |
| Australian Film Critics Association 2017 | Best International Film (English Language) | I, Daniel Blake | Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 2017 | Best Original Screenplay | Paul Laverty | Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 2017 | Best British Film | Paul Laverty, Ken Loach and Rebecca O'Brien | Winner |
| British Academy Film Awards 2017 | Best Direction | Ken Loach | Nominee |
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Cannes Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Palm DogManitarian Award | Ken Loach (showcasing a three-legged dog named Shea) | Winner |
| Palme d'Or | Ken Loach | Winner |
César Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Ken Loach | Winner |
Evening Standard British Film Awards
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Film | I, Daniel Blake | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Hayley Squires | Winner |
| Most Powerful Scene Award | I, Daniel Blake | Winner |
| Best Actor | Dave Johns | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Paul Laverty | Nominee |
British Independent Film Awards
7 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Dave Johns | Winner |
| Most Promising Newcomer | Hayley Squires | Winner |
| Best Actress | Hayley Squires | Nominee |
| Best British Independent Film | I, Daniel Blake | Nominee |
| Best Director | Ken Loach | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Paul Laverty | Nominee |
| Most Promising Newcomer | Dave Johns | Nominee |
Empire Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best British Film | I, Daniel Blake | Winner |
| Best Male Newcomer | Dave Johns | Winner |
| Best Director | Ken Loach | Nominee |
| Best Female Newcomer | Hayley Squires | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best British Film | Paul Laverty, Ken Loach and Rebecca O'Brien | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Hayley Squires | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Ken Loach | Nominee |
| Best Film | Rebecca O'Brien | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Paul Laverty | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
4 nominations, 1 won
| British/Irish Film of the Year | I, Daniel Blake | Winner |
| British/Irish Actor of the Year | Dave Johns | Nominee |
| British/Irish Actress of the Year | Hayley Squires | Nominee |
| Film of the Year | I, Daniel Blake | Nominee |
Denver Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Special Jury Prize: Best Actress | Hayley Squires | Winner |
Locarno International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Prix du public | Ken Loach | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 12 Films | I, Daniel Blake | Winner |
San Sebastián International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award: Best Film | Ken Loach | Winner |
Stockholm International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award: Best Film | Ken Loach | Winner |
Vancouver International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Most Popular International Feature | Ken Loach | Winner |
European Film Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor | Dave Johns | Nominee |
| Best Director | Ken Loach | Nominee |
| Best Film | I, Daniel Blake | Nominee |
| Best Screenwriter | Paul Laverty | Nominee |
Australian Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best International Film (English Language) | I, Daniel Blake | Nominee |
Magritte Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film in Coproduction | I, Daniel Blake | Nominee |