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Kinsey
2004
· Movie
· 118 min
B
MEANRANK
72/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1984
- IMDb #2265
- Rotten Tomatoes #1379
- Metacritic #1301
- Letterboxd #2680
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1011
+6 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2153
- Metacritic Critics #736
- Metacritic Audience #2741
- Kinopoisk #2597
- AlloCiné #3714
- Trakt #2828
Every rating
58–90
out of 100
Split
Lowest is AlloCiné on 58, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 90. Critics average 84, everyone else 68.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Kinsey is a portrait of researcher Alfred Kinsey, driven to uncover the most private secrets of a nation. What begins for Kinsey as a scientific endeavor soon takes on an intensely personal relevance, ultimately becoming an unexpected journey into the mystery of human behavior.
Details
- Director
- Bill Condon
- Writer
- Bill Condon
- Released
- 4 September 2004
- Country
- Germany, United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $11.0M
- Box office
- $17.1M
- Awards
- 4 wins, 19 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 23 →4 wins from 23 nominations across 12 ceremonies
| Berlin International Film Festival 2005 | Golden Bear | Kinsey | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2004 | Best Supporting Actress | Laura Linney | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2004 | Best Motion Picture - Drama | Kinsey | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2004 | Best Actor - Drama Film | Liam Neeson | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2004 | Best Actress - Drama Film | Laura Linney | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2004 | Best Female Lead | Laura Linney | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2004 | Best Film | Kinsey | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2004 | Best Male Lead | Liam Neeson | Nominee |
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Independent Spirit Awards
4 nominations
| Best Female Lead | Laura Linney | Nominee |
| Best Film | Kinsey | Nominee |
| Best Male Lead | Liam Neeson | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Bill Condon | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor - Drama Film | Liam Neeson | Nominee |
| Best Actress - Drama Film | Laura Linney | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture - Drama | Kinsey | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Laura Linney | Nominee |
Berlin International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Golden Bear | Kinsey | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Supporting Actress | Laura Linney | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Bill Condon | Nominee |
National Board of Review
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Laura Linney | Winner |
| Top Ten Films | Kinsey | Winner |
American Film Institute Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 10 American Films of 2004 | Kinsey | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Liam Neeson | Winner |
Broadcast Film Critics Association
4 nominations
| Best Picture | Kinsey | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Bill Condon | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Peter Sarsgaard | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Laura Linney | Nominee |
London Film Critics Circle
2 nominations
| British Actor of the Year | Liam Neeson | Nominee |
| British Actress of the Year | Laura Linney | Nominee |
National Society of Film Critics
2 nominations
| Best Supporting Actor | Peter Sarsgaard | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Laura Linney | Nominee |