Miracle in Cell No. 7
2013
· Movie
· 128 min
A
MEANRANK
84/100
Every rating
80–89
out of 100
Everyone agrees
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 80, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 89.
See the most agreed on films →A story about a mentally ill man wrongfully imprisoned for murder and his relationship with his 6 year old daughter.
Details
- Director
- Lee Hwan-kyung
- Writers
- Kim Hwang-sung, Kim Yeong-seok, Lee Hwan-kyung
- Studio
- Next Entertainment World, Fineworks
- Released
- 23 January 2013
- Country
- South Korea
- Language
- Korean
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Box office
- $80.3M
- Awards
- 12 wins, 21 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 33 →12 wins from 33 nominations across 8 ceremonies
| 2014 34th Golden Cinema Festival 2014 | Best Supporting Actor | Oh Dal-su | Winner |
| 21st Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards 2013 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in Film | Oh Dal-su | Winner |
| 21st Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards 2013 | Grand Prize in Film | Ryu Seung-ryong | Winner |
| 22nd Buil Film Awards 2013 | Best New Actress | Kal So-won | Nominee |
| 33rd Korean Association of Film Critics Awards 2013 | Best Supporting Actress | Park Shin-hye | Winner |
| 34th Blue Dragon Film Awards 2013 | Best Screenplay | Lee Hwan-kyung | Nominee |
| 34th Blue Dragon Film Awards 2013 | Best Actor | Ryu Seung-ryong | Nominee |
| 34th Blue Dragon Film Awards 2013 | Most Popular Film | Miracle in Cell No. 7 | Winner |
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50th Grand Bell Awards
14 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor | Ryu Seung-ryong | Winner |
| Best Planning | Lee Hwan-kyung, Kim Min-ki, Kim Min-guk | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Lee Hwan-kyung | Winner |
| Special Jury Prize | Kal So-won | Winner |
| Best Actress | Kal So-won | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction | Lee Hoo-gyoung | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Kang Seung-gi | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Kim Na-yeon | Nominee |
| Best Director | Lee Hwan-kyung | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Choi Jae-geun, Kim So-yeon | Nominee |
| Best Lighting | Kang Sung-hoon | Nominee |
| Best Music | Lee Dong-jun | Nominee |
| Best New Actress | Kal So-won | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Oh Dal-su | Nominee |
49th Baeksang Arts Awards
8 nominations, 2 won
| Grand Prize for Film | Ryu Seung-ryong | Winner |
| Most Popular Actress | Park Shin-hye | Winner |
| Best Actor | Ryu Seung-ryong | Nominee |
| Best Film | Miracle in Cell No. 7 | Nominee |
| Best New Actress | Kal So-won | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Lee Hwan-kyung, Kim Hwang-sung, Kim Young-seok | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Oh Dal-su | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Park Shin-hye | Nominee |
21st Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Grand Prize in Film | Ryu Seung-ryong | Winner |
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in Film | Oh Dal-su | Winner |
34th Blue Dragon Film Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Most Popular Film | Miracle in Cell No. 7 | Winner |
| Best Actor | Ryu Seung-ryong | Nominee |
| Best Music | Lee Dong-jun | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Lee Hwan-kyung | Nominee |
7th Mnet 20's Choice Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| 20's Movie Star, Male | Ryu Seung-ryong | Winner |
| 20's Movie Star, Female | Park Shin-hye | Nominee |
2014 34th Golden Cinema Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Oh Dal-su | Winner |
33rd Korean Association of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Park Shin-hye | Winner |
22nd Buil Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best New Actress | Kal So-won | Nominee |