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Julie & Julia
2009
· Movie
· 123 min
B
MEANRANK
71/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2192
- IMDb #2188
- Google retired #1206
- Rotten Tomatoes #2179
- Metacritic #1795
- Letterboxd #2234
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2309
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2550
- Metacritic Critics #1835
- Metacritic Audience #1764
- Criticker #2088
- Douban #559
- Kinopoisk #1002
- AlloCiné #3419
- Trakt #2107
Every rating
45–90
out of 100
A frustrated government worker living in New York decides to cook every recipe in Julia Child's first cookbook within a year. She blogs about her experiences. The film parallels her story with that of Julia Child herself, decades earlier, as she writes the iconic cookbook.
Details
- Director
- Nora Ephron
- Writer
- Nora Ephron
- Based on
- My Life in France by Julia Child
- Studio
- Columbia Pictures, Easy There Tiger Productions, Amy Robinson Productions, Laurence Mark Productions
- Released
- 6 August 2009
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, French
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $40.0M
- Box office
- $129.5M
- Awards
- 12 wins, 16 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 28 →1 major award won · 12 wins from 28 nominations across 25 ceremonies
| Golden Globe Awards 2009 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Meryl Streep | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2009 | Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards 2009 | Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2009 | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Nominee | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2009 | Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
| Writers Guild of America Award 2009 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Nora Ephron | Nominee |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2009 | Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Winner |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2009 | Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Winner |
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Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Meryl Streep | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
BAFTA Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Award
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Nora Ephron | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Meryl Streep | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Nora Ephron | Nominee |
| Best Film – Musical or Comedy | Nominee |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Winner |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Winner |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Winner |
North Texas Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Winner |
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Winner |
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Winner |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Winner |
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
EDA Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Actress of the Year | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Meryl Streep | Nominee |
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
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