I Killed My Mother
2009
· Movie
· 96 min
B
MEANRANK
76/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1299
- IMDb #1351
- Rotten Tomatoes #1230
- Metacritic #832
- Letterboxd #962
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1401
+6 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1600
- Metacritic Audience #941
- Criticker #1007
- Kinopoisk #1513
- AlloCiné #1200
- Trakt #1144
Every rating
58–87
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 58, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 87.
See the most agreed on films →A talented teenage artist is locked in a constant, heated battle with his well-meaning but conventional mother. Their relationship is a whirlwind of love, resentment, and misunderstanding. He struggles with his identity and his burgeoning homosexuality, which he feels unable to share with her, leading to explosive confrontations.
Details
- Director
- Xavier Dolan
- Writer
- Xavier Dolan
- Studio
- Mifilifilms
- Released
- 5 June 2009
- Country
- Canada
- Language
- French, English, Latin
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rated
- NR
- Awards
- 18 wins, 3 nominations
This title elsewhere
Cast
Full cast (21) →
Awards & nominations
See all 21 →3 major awards won · 18 wins from 21 nominations across 11 ceremonies
| Cannes Film Festival 2009 | SACD Prize (Directors' Fortnight) | Xavier Dolan | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2009 | Prix Regards Jeune | Xavier Dolan | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2009 | C.I.C.A.E. Award | Xavier Dolan | Winner |
| César Awards 2010 | Best Foreign Film | Xavier Dolan | Nominee |
| Genie Awards 2010 | Claude Jutra Award | Xavier Dolan | Winner |
| Jutra Awards 2010 | Best Actress | Anne Dorval | Winner |
| Jutra Awards 2010 | Most Successful Film Outside Quebec | Xavier Dolan, Carole Mondello and Daniel Morin | Winner |
| Jutra Awards 2010 | Best Film | Xavier Dolan, Carole Mondello and Daniel Morin | Winner |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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Cannes Film Festival
3 nominations, 3 won
| C.I.C.A.E. Award | Xavier Dolan | Winner |
| Prix Regards Jeune | Xavier Dolan | Winner |
| SACD Prize (Directors' Fortnight) | Xavier Dolan | Winner |
César Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Xavier Dolan | Nominee |
Jutra Awards
6 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actress | Anne Dorval | Winner |
| Best Film | Xavier Dolan, Carole Mondello and Daniel Morin | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Xavier Dolan | Winner |
| Most Successful Film Outside Quebec | Xavier Dolan, Carole Mondello and Daniel Morin | Winner |
| Best Actor | Xavier Dolan | Nominee |
| Best Director | Xavier Dolan | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor in a Canadian Film | Xavier Dolan | Winner |
| Best Canadian Film | Xavier Dolan | Winner |
| Best Director of a Canadian Film | Xavier Dolan | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film | François Arnaud | Winner |
Genie Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Claude Jutra Award | Xavier Dolan | Winner |
Lumière Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best French-Language Film | Xavier Dolan | Winner |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Women's Performing Award | Anne Dorval | Winner |
Reykjavík International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Golden Puffin | Xavier Dolan | Winner |
Toronto Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Stella Artois Jay Scott Prize | Xavier Dolan | Winner |
Vancouver International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Canadian Film | Xavier Dolan | Winner |
Zagreb Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Feature Film | Xavier Dolan | Winner |