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Let the Right One In
2008
· Movie
· 114 min
A
MEANRANK
80/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #579
- IMDb #558
- Google retired #2183
- Rotten Tomatoes #158
- Metacritic #409
- Letterboxd #543
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #91
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #523
- Metacritic Critics #567
- Metacritic Audience #397
- Criticker #217
- Douban #1047
- Kinopoisk #2768
- AlloCiné #685
- Trakt #1039
Every rating
69–98
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 69, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 98.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A bullied 12-year-old boy befriends his new neighbor, a mysterious young girl who only appears at night in their snowy Stockholm suburb. Their friendship deepens as a series of violent deaths plague their neighborhood. He gradually discovers her dark secret: she is a vampire, and their bond offers him protection from his tormentors but draws him into a world of profound danger.
Details
- Director
- Tomas Alfredson
- Writer
- John Ajvide Lindqvist
- Based on
- Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
- Released
- 24 October 2008
- Country
- Germany, Sweden
- Language
- Swedish, Spanish
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $4.0M
- Box office
- $10.8M
- Awards
- 41 wins, 12 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 53 →41 wins from 53 nominations across 34 ceremonies
| Goya Awards 2010 | Best European Film | Nominee | |
| British Academy Film Awards 2010 | Best Film Not in the English Language | Nominee | |
| Empire Awards 2010 | Best Horror Film | Winner | |
| Irish Film and Television Awards 2010 | International Film | Nominee | |
| London Film Critics' Circle Awards 2010 | Foreign Language Film of the Year | Tomas Alfredson | Winner |
| Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival 2009 | Silver Scream Award | Tomas Alfredson | Winner |
| Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival 2009 | Black Tulip Award | Tomas Alfredson | Winner |
| Austin Fantastic Fest 2009 | Best Horror Feature | Winner |
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Goya Awards
1 nomination
| Best European Film | Nominee |
Guldbagge Awards
7 nominations, 5 won
| Best Achievement (Bästa prestation) | Eva Norén | Winner |
| Best Achievement (Bästa prestation) | Per Sundström, Jonas Jansson, Patrik Strömdahl | Winner |
| Best Cinematography (Bästa foto) | Hoyte Van Hoytema | Winner |
| Best Direction (Bästa regi) | Tomas Alfredson | Winner |
| Best Screenplay (Bästa manuskript) | John Ajvide Lindqvist | Winner |
| Best Film (Bästa film) | John Nordling, Carl Molinder | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor (Bästa manliga biroll) | Per Ragnar | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
5 nominations, 4 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | John Ajvide Lindqvist | Winner |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Winner | |
| Breakthrough Filmmaker | Tomas Alfredson | Winner |
| Breakthrough Performance | Lina Leandersson | Winner |
| Breakthrough Performance | Kåre Hedebrant | Nominee |
Fantasia Film Festival
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Director | Tomas Alfredson | Winner |
| Best European/North — South American Film | Tomas Alfredson | Winner |
| Best Film | Tomas Alfredson | Winner |
| Best Photography | Hoyte Van Hoytema | Winner |
Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Black Tulip Award | Tomas Alfredson | Winner |
| Silver Scream Award | Tomas Alfredson | Winner |
Göteborg Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Nordic Film Prize | Winner | |
| Nordic Vision Award | Hoyte Van Hoytema | Winner |
Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Tomas Alfredson | Winner |
| Citizen's Choice Award | Tomas Alfredson | Winner |
Saturn Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best International Film | Winner | |
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Lina Leandersson | Nominee |
| Best Writing | John Ajvide Lindqvist | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Most Promising Filmmaker | Tomas Alfredson | Winner |
| Most Promising Performer | Lina Leandersson | Nominee |
Austin Fantastic Fest
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Horror Feature | Winner |
Austin Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Winner |
Australian Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Winner |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Foreign Language Film | Winner |
British Independent Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Winner |
Calgary International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Feature | Tomas Alfredson | Winner |
Edinburgh International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Rotten Tomatoes Critical Consensus Award | Tomas Alfredson | Winner |
Empire Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Horror Film | Winner |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Winner |
London Film Critics' Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Foreign Language Film of the Year | Tomas Alfredson | Winner |
Méliès International Festivals Federation
1 nomination, 1 won
| Méliès d'Or | Winner |
NatFilm Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Critics Award | Tomas Alfredson | Winner |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Winner |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Winner |
Sitges Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Gold | Tomas Alfredson | Winner |
Toronto After Dark Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Feature Film | Tomas Alfredson | Winner |
Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Winner |
Tribeca Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Narrative Feature | Tomas Alfredson | Winner |
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Winner |
Woodstock Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Narrative Feature | Tomas Alfredson | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Film Not in the English Language | Nominee |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
Irish Film and Television Awards
1 nomination
| International Film | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |