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Mr. Turner
2014
· Movie
· 150 min
B
MEANRANK
70/100
Every rating
54–96
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 54, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 96. Critics average 95, everyone else 64.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →This explores the last twenty-five years of the life of the acclaimed British painter J.M.W. Turner. It portrays him as a brilliant but eccentric and often socially awkward man, deeply dedicated to his art. The film depicts his relationships with his father, his housekeeper, and a seaside landlady with whom he finds solace.
Details
- Director
- Mike Leigh
- Writer
- Mike Leigh
- Studio
- Film4 Productions, Focus Features, BFI, Diaphana Films
- Released
- 31 October 2014
- Country
- France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 150 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $22.2M
- Awards
- 8 wins, 21 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 29 →2 major awards won · 8 wins from 29 nominations across 11 ceremonies
| 67th Cannes Film Festival 2014 | Vulcan Award | Dick Pope | Winner |
| 67th Cannes Film Festival 2014 | Best Actor | Timothy Spall | Winner |
| 67th Cannes Film Festival 2014 | Palme d'Or | Mike Leigh | Nominee |
| 87th Academy Awards 2014 | Best Cinematography | Dick Pope | Nominee |
| 87th Academy Awards 2014 | Best Production Design | Suzie Davies, Charlotte Watts | Nominee |
| 87th Academy Awards 2014 | Best Costume Design | Jacqueline Durran | Nominee |
| 87th Academy Awards 2014 | Best Original Score | Gary Yershon | Nominee |
| 17th British Independent Film Awards 2014 | Best Technical Achievement | Dick Pope | Nominee |
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67th Cannes Film Festival
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Timothy Spall | Winner |
| Vulcan Award | Dick Pope | Winner |
| Palme d'Or | Mike Leigh | Nominee |
87th Academy Awards
4 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Dick Pope | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Jacqueline Durran | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Gary Yershon | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Suzie Davies, Charlotte Watts | Nominee |
35th London Film Critics' Circle Awards
7 nominations, 1 won
| British Actor of the Year | Timothy Spall | Winner |
| Actor of the Year | Timothy Spall | Nominee |
| British Film of the Year | Mr. Turner | Nominee |
| Director of the Year | Mike Leigh | Nominee |
| Film of the Year | Mr. Turner | Nominee |
| Supporting Actress of the Year | Marion Bailey | Nominee |
| Technical Achievement Award | Dick Pope | Nominee |
23rd Britannia Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Excellence in Directing | Mike Leigh | Winner |
34th Hawaii International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| EuroCinema Hawai'i Award for Best Film | Mr. Turner | Winner |
49th National Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Timothy Spall | Winner |
80th New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Timothy Spall | Winner |
86th National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 10 Independent Films | Mr. Turner | Winner |
17th British Independent Film Awards
5 nominations
| Best Actor | Timothy Spall | Nominee |
| Best British Independent Film | Mr. Turner | Nominee |
| Best Director | Mike Leigh | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Dorothy Atkinson | Nominee |
| Best Technical Achievement | Dick Pope | Nominee |
68th British Academy Film Awards
4 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Dick Pope | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Jacqueline Durran | Nominee |
| Best Makeup & Hair | Christine Blundell, Lesa Warrener | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Suzie Davies, Charlotte Watts | Nominee |
29th ASC Awards
1 nomination
| Theatrical Motion Picture | Dick Pope | Nominee |