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Love & Mercy
2014
· Movie
· 121 min
B
MEANRANK
78/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1016
- IMDb #1335
- Google retired #1314
- Rotten Tomatoes #857
- Metacritic #489
- Letterboxd #928
+8 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #999
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1146
- Metacritic Critics #681
- Metacritic Audience #423
- Criticker #846
- Kinopoisk #3809
- AlloCiné #987
- Trakt #2209
Every rating
60–90
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 60, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 90.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →This portrays the life of the creative leader of The Beach Boys in two distinct periods. One thread follows his youthful genius in the 1960s as he crafts groundbreaking music while struggling with emerging psychological pressures. The other depicts him decades later, under the controlling care of a therapist, until a kind woman helps him find his voice again.
Details
- Director
- Bill Pohlad
- Writers
- Michael A. Lerner, Oren Moverman
- Released
- 29 May 2015
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $10.0M
- Box office
- $28.6M
- Awards
- 4 wins, 14 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 18 →4 wins from 18 nominations across 9 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2014 | Best Song | Brian Wilson, Scott Bennett ("One Kind of Love") | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2014 | Best Supporting Actor | Paul Dano | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2014 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Paul Dano | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2014 | Best Original Song | Brian Wilson, Scott Bennett ("One Kind of Love") | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2014 | Best Supporting Male | Paul Dano | Nominee |
| Gotham Independent Film Awards 2014 | Best Actor | Paul Dano | Winner |
| Gotham Independent Film Awards 2014 | Best Screenplay | Oren Moverman and Michael Alan Lerner | Nominee |
| Nashville Film Festival 2014 | Best Original Song | Brian Wilson, Scott Bennett ("One Kind of Love") | Winner |
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Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2 nominations
| Best Song | Brian Wilson, Scott Bennett ("One Kind of Love") | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Paul Dano | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations
| Best Original Song | Brian Wilson, Scott Bennett ("One Kind of Love") | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Paul Dano | Nominee |
Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Male | Paul Dano | Nominee |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Paul Dano | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Michael Alan Lerner and Oren Moverman | Winner |
| Best Picture | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Paul Dano | Nominee |
Gotham Independent Film Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Paul Dano | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Oren Moverman and Michael Alan Lerner | Nominee |
Nashville Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Song | Brian Wilson, Scott Bennett ("One Kind of Love") | Winner |
Satellite Awards
4 nominations
| Best Original Screenplay | Michael Alan Lerner and Oren Moverman | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | Brian Wilson, Scott Bennett ("One Kind of Love") | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Paul Dano | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Elizabeth Banks | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Paul Dano | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Paul Dano | Nominee |