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In Bruges
2008
· Movie
· 107 min
B
MEANRANK
79/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #732
- IMDb #408
- Google retired #727
- Rotten Tomatoes #1030
- Metacritic #1028
- Letterboxd #356
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1633
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #870
- Metacritic Critics #1732
- Metacritic Audience #244
- Criticker #372
- Douban #553
- Kinopoisk #645
- AlloCiné #1422
- Trakt #604
Every rating
66–92
out of 100
Two hitmen are ordered to hide out in the medieval Belgian city of Bruges after a job goes terribly wrong in London. The older hitman finds the city charming and beautiful, while the younger one is bored and irritable. As they wait for their boss's call, their sightseeing is interrupted by their own guilt, a film crew, and a local woman, leading to a violent and fateful conclusion.
Details
- Director
- Martin McDonagh
- Writer
- Martin McDonagh
- Released
- 8 February 2008
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $15.0M
- Box office
- $34.5M
- Awards
- 15 wins, 39 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (28) →
Awards & nominations
See all 54 →1 major award won · 15 wins from 54 nominations across 26 ceremonies
| Golden Globe Awards 2009 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Colin Farrell | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2009 | Best Original Screenplay | Martin McDonagh | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2009 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Brendan Gleeson | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2009 | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | In Bruges | Nominee |
| American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards 2009 | Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical | Jon Gregory | Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 2009 | Best Original Screenplay | Martin McDonagh | Winner |
| British Academy Film Awards 2009 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Brendan Gleeson | Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 2009 | Best Editing | Jon Gregory | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Colin Farrell | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Brendan Gleeson | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | In Bruges | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Martin McDonagh | Nominee |
Irish Film & Television Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best International Film | In Bruges | Winner |
| Best Script – Film | Martin McDonagh | Winner |
| Best Director – Film | Martin McDonagh | Nominee |
| Best Lead Actor – Film | Colin Farrell | Nominee |
| Best Lead Actor – Film | Brendan Gleeson | Nominee |
British Independent Film Awards
7 nominations, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | Martin McDonagh | Winner |
| Best British Independent Film | In Bruges | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film | Brendan Gleeson | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film | Colin Farrell | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ralph Fiennes | Nominee |
| Best Technical Achievement | Jon Gregory (for film editing) | Nominee |
| Douglas Hickox Award | Martin McDonagh | Nominee |
International Cinephile Society
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Martin McDonagh | Winner |
| Best Actor | Colin Farrell | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Jon Gregory | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Carter Burwell | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ralph Fiennes | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Martin McDonagh | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Brendan Gleeson | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Jon Gregory | Nominee |
| Outstanding British Film | Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin and Martin McDonagh | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Most Original | Focus Features | Winner |
| Best Comedy Poster | Focus Features and Mojo, LLC (for "One Sheet") | Nominee |
| Most Original TV Spot | Focus Features (for "Hideout") | Nominee |
Boston Society of Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best New Filmmaker | Martin McDonagh | Winner |
Detroit Film Critics Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Newcomer | Martin McDonagh | Winner |
Edgar Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Motion Picture Screenplay | Martin McDonagh | Winner |
Evening Standard British Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | Martin McDonagh | Winner |
Florida Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Pauline Kael Breakout Award | Martin McDonagh | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 10 Independent Films | In Bruges | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Debut Director | Martin McDonagh | Winner |
Russian National Movie Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Independent Movie | In Bruges | Winner |
London Film Critics' Circle
3 nominations
| Breakthrough British Filmmaker | Martin McDonagh | Nominee |
| British Film of the Year | In Bruges | Nominee |
| Screenwriter of the Year | Martin McDonagh | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Original Screenplay | Martin McDonagh | Nominee |
| Most Promising Filmmaker | Martin McDonagh | Nominee |
Chlotrudis Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Brendan Gleeson | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Martin McDonagh | Nominee |
Empire Awards
2 nominations
| Best British Film | In Bruges | Nominee |
| Best Comedy | In Bruges | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Original Screenplay | Martin McDonagh | Nominee |
| Breakthrough Filmmaker | Martin McDonagh | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical | Brendan Gleeson | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical | In Bruges | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical | Jon Gregory | Nominee |
Film Critics Circle of Australia
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film – English Language | Martin McDonagh | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR in a Foreign Feature Film | Julian Slater, Dan Morgan, Robert Brazier, James Harrison, Arthur Graley, Peter Burgis, Andie Derrick, Sue Harding, and Rowena Wilkinson | Nominee |
Stockholm International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Bronze Horse | Martin McDonagh | Nominee |
Sydney Film Festival
1 nomination
| Sydney Film Prize | Martin McDonagh | Nominee |