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John Carter
2012
· Movie
· 132 min
C
MEANRANK
63/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #3619
- IMDb #3065
- Google retired #326
- Rotten Tomatoes #3361
- Metacritic #2922
- Letterboxd #4610
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #3685
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #3350
- Metacritic Critics #3291
- Metacritic Audience #2060
- Criticker #2790
- Douban #2014
- Kinopoisk #2772
- AlloCiné #3076
- Trakt #3149
Every rating
37–94
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 37, highest is Google on 94. Critics average 52, everyone else 65.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A Civil War veteran is mysteriously transported to the planet Mars, known to its inhabitants as Barsoom. The planet's lower gravity grants him superhuman strength and agility. He is captured by a tribe of green warriors but soon becomes embroiled in a planet-wide conflict between several warring nations, finding himself the key to saving the entire planet and its people.
Details
- Director
- Andrew Stanton
- Writers
- Andrew Stanton, Mark Andrews, Michael Chabon
- Based on
- A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Studio
- Walt Disney Pictures
- Released
- 7 March 2012
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $263.7M
- Box office
- $284.1M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 5 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 7 →2 wins from 7 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| Best Animated Effects in a Live Action Production 2012 | Best Animated Effects in a Live Action Production | Sue Rowe, Simon Stanley-Clamp, Artemis Oikonomopoulou, Holger Voss, Nikki Makar and Catherine Elvidge | Nominee |
| Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film 2012 | Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film | Michael Giacchino | Winner |
| Best Special Effects 2012 | Best Special Effects | Chris Corbould, Peter Chiang, Scott R. Fisher and Sue Rowe | Nominee |
| Film Music Composition of the Year – John Carter of Mars 2012 | Film Music Composition of the Year – John Carter of Mars | Michael Giacchino | Nominee |
| Golden Fleece 2012 | Golden Fleece | Ignition Creative and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Nominee |
| Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation 2012 | Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation | Andrew Stanton, Mark Andrews and Michael Chabon | Nominee |
| Top Box Office Films 2012 | Top Box Office Films | Michael Giacchino | Winner |
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Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film | Michael Giacchino | Winner |
Top Box Office Films
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Box Office Films | Michael Giacchino | Winner |
Best Animated Effects in a Live Action Production
1 nomination
| Best Animated Effects in a Live Action Production | Sue Rowe, Simon Stanley-Clamp, Artemis Oikonomopoulou, Holger Voss, Nikki Makar and Catherine Elvidge | Nominee |
Best Special Effects
1 nomination
| Best Special Effects | Chris Corbould, Peter Chiang, Scott R. Fisher and Sue Rowe | Nominee |
Film Music Composition of the Year – John Carter of Mars
1 nomination
| Film Music Composition of the Year – John Carter of Mars | Michael Giacchino | Nominee |
Golden Fleece
1 nomination
| Golden Fleece | Ignition Creative and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Nominee |
Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation
1 nomination
| Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation | Andrew Stanton, Mark Andrews and Michael Chabon | Nominee |