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Living
2022
· Movie
· 102 min
B
MEANRANK
79/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #798
- IMDb #1802
- Google retired #1450
- Metacritic #838
- Letterboxd #1836
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #275
+5 more
- Metacritic Critics #619
- Metacritic Audience #1634
- Kinopoisk #3164
- AlloCiné #1619
- Trakt #1874
Every rating
68–96
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 68, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 96. Critics average 88, everyone else 76.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →In 1950s London, a veteran civil servant, Mr. Williams, has become a bureaucratic cog, buried under paperwork and routine. After receiving a shocking medical diagnosis, he realizes his life has been devoid of true meaning. He decides to break free from his stifling existence, determined to build a lasting legacy and finally experience joy in the time he has left, inspiring his younger colleagues in the process.
Details
- Director
- Oliver Hermanus
- Writer
- Kazuo Ishiguro
- Based on
- a work by Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto, Hideo Oguni
- Released
- 4 November 2022
- Country
- Japan, Sweden, United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $10.0M
- Box office
- $7.0M
- Awards
- 5 wins, 30 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (36) →
Awards & nominations
See all 35 →5 wins from 35 nominations across 16 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2023 | Best Actor | Bill Nighy | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2023 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Kazuo Ishiguro | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2023 | Best Actor | Bill Nighy | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2023 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Kazuo Ishiguro | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2023 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Bill Nighy | Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2023 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Bill Nighy | Nominee |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2023 | Best Actor | Bill Nighy | Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 2023 | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Bill Nighy | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Bill Nighy | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Kazuo Ishiguro | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Bill Nighy | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Kazuo Ishiguro | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Bill Nighy | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Bill Nighy | Nominee |
British Independent Film Awards
9 nominations, 1 won
| Best Production Design | Helen Scott | Winner |
| Best British Independent Film | Oliver Hermanus, Kazuo Ishiguro, Stephen Woolley, Elizabeth Karlsen | Nominee |
| Best Casting | Kahleen Crawford | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Sandy Powell | Nominee |
| Best Director | Oliver Hermanus | Nominee |
| Best Lead Performance | Bill Nighy | Nominee |
| Best Music Supervision | Rupert Hollier | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Kazuo Ishiguro | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Performance | Aimee Lou Wood | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
4 nominations, 1 won
| British/Irish Actor of the Year (for body of work) | Bill Nighy | Winner |
| Actor of the Year | Bill Nighy | Nominee |
| British/Irish Film of the Year | Living | Nominee |
| Film of the Year | Living | Nominee |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Score in an Independent Film | Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Lead Performance | Bill Nighy | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 10 Independent Films | Living | Winner |
Satellite Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Bill Nighy | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Kazuo Ishiguro | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Sandy Powell | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Living | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Bill Nighy | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Kazuo Ishiguro | Nominee |
| Outstanding British Film | Oliver Hermanus, Elizabeth Karlsen, Stephen Woolley, Kazuo Ishiguro | Nominee |
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Bill Nighy | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Kazuo Ishiguro | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Bill Nighy | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Bill Nighy | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Bill Nighy | Nominee |
USC Scripter Awards
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay – Film | Kazuo Ishiguro | Nominee |