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In a World...
MEANRANK
67/100
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 49, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 92. Critics average 86, everyone else 62.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Carol is a vocal coach who lives in the shadow of her father, a legend in the world of movie trailer voice-overs. She dreams of breaking into the male-dominated industry herself. When a coveted gig voicing the trailer for a major franchise comes up, she finds herself competing against her father and his protégé, forcing her to fight for her place and prove her talent.
Details
- Director
- Lake Bell
- Writer
- Lake Bell
- Studio
- More Films, 3311 Productions, In A World, Team G
- Released
- 9 August 2013
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English, Russian
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $1.0M
- Box office
- $3.0M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 3 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (48) →
Awards & nominations
See all 5 →1 major award won · 2 wins from 5 nominations across 4 ceremonies
| Sundance Film Festival 2013 | Best Screenplay | Lake Bell | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Film Awards 2014 | Best First Screenplay | Lake Bell | Nominee |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards 2014 | Best Woman Director | Lake Bell | Nominee |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards 2014 | Best Woman Screenwriter | Lake Bell | Nominee |
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle Awards 2013 | Breakthrough of the Year | Lake Bell (co- with Joshua Oppenheimer ) | Winner |
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5 awards — In a World...
×| Best Screenplay | Lake Bell | Winner |
| Best First Screenplay | Lake Bell | Nominee |
| Breakthrough of the Year | Lake Bell (co- with Joshua Oppenheimer ) | Winner |
| Best Woman Director | Lake Bell | Nominee |
| Best Woman Screenwriter | Lake Bell | Nominee |