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Luce
MEANRANK
70/100
Every rating
Split
Lowest is AlloCiné on 54, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 91. Critics average 82, everyone else 67.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A married couple has raised Luce, a former child soldier from Eritrea, whom they adopted. He has become a model student and a star athlete, the pride of his community. When his teacher discovers disturbing content in a school assignment, she alerts his parents. This incident triggers a series of events that forces everyone to re-examine their perceptions of Luce. The parents are caught between their love for their son and growing doubts, while Luce feels the pressure of the perfect image everyone projects onto him, leading to a tense unraveling of truth.
Details
- Director
- Julius Onah
- Writers
- J.C. Lee, Julius Onah
- Based on
- a work by J.C. Lee
- Released
- 2 August 2019
- Country
- United States, China
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $2.3M
- Awards
- 3 wins, 24 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 27 →3 wins from 27 nominations across 14 ceremonies
| Independent Spirit Awards 2020 | Best Director | Julius Onah | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2020 | Best Supporting Female | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2020 | Best Male Lead | Kelvin Harrison Jr. | Nominee |
| Sundance Film Festival 2020 | U.S. Dramatic Competition Grand Jury Prize | Julius Onah | Nominee |
| Chlotrudis Awards 2020 | Best Supporting Actress | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
| Chlotrudis Awards 2020 | Best Actor | Kelvin Harrison Jr. | Nominee |
| Chlotrudis Awards 2020 | Best Adapted Screenplay | J.C. Lee and Julius Onah | Winner |
| Georgia Film Critics Association 2020 | Breakthrough Award | Kelvin Harrison Jr. | Nominee |
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27 awards — Luce
×| Best Director | Julius Onah | Nominee |
| Best Male Lead | Kelvin Harrison Jr. | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Female | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
| U.S. Dramatic Competition Grand Jury Prize | Julius Onah | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | J.C. Lee and Julius Onah | Winner |
| Best Actor | Kelvin Harrison Jr. | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | J.C. Lee and Julius Onah | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
| Breakthrough Artist | Kelvin Harrison Jr. | Nominee |
| Breakthrough Performance | Kelvin Harrison Jr. | Winner |
| Outstanding Actor | Kelvin Harrison Jr. | Nominee |
| Outstanding Director | Julius Onah | Nominee |
| Outstanding Emerging Director | Julius Onah | Nominee |
| Outstanding Independent Feature | Julius Onah, John Baker and Andrew Yang | Nominee |
| Outstanding Screenplay | J.C. Lee and Julius Onah | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Julius Onah and J.C. Lee | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | J.C. Lee and Julius Onah | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Luce | Nominee |
| Actor of the Year | Kelvin Harrison Jr. | Nominee |
| Breakthrough Award | Kelvin Harrison Jr. | Nominee |
| Best Independent Film | Luce | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Octavia Spencer | Nominee |
| Best Breakthrough Performance: Male | Kelvin Harrison Jr. | Nominee |