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Never Let Me Go
2010
· Movie
· 103 min
B
MEANRANK
71/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2136
- IMDb #1939
- Google retired #2834
- Rotten Tomatoes #2408
- Metacritic #1582
- Letterboxd #2283
+7 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2674
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2582
- Metacritic Critics #1531
- Metacritic Audience #1709
- Kinopoisk #2640
- AlloCiné #2360
- Trakt #2379
Every rating
68–78
out of 100
At a seemingly idyllic English boarding school, three children form a deep bond. They gradually discover the unsettling truth about their existence and the special purpose for which they are being raised. As they grow into young adults, their relationship becomes increasingly complex, set against the grim reality of their predetermined futures and the ethical dilemmas surrounding their lives.
Details
- Director
- Mark Romanek
- Writer
- Alex Garland
- Based on
- Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
- Released
- 18 March 2010
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $15.0M
- Box office
- $9.9M
- Awards
- 7 wins, 16 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 23 →7 wins from 23 nominations across 11 ceremonies
| Independent Spirit Awards 2011 | Best Cinematography | Adam Kimmel | Nominee |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2011 | Most Beautiful Film | Never Let Me Go | Nominee |
| Evening Standard British Film Awards 2011 | Best Actor | Andrew Garfield (Also for The Social Network ) | Winner |
| Evening Standard British Film Awards 2011 | Best Screenplay | Alex Garland | Nominee |
| London Film Critics' Circle 2011 | British Actor of the Year | Andrew Garfield | Nominee |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival 2011 | Breakthrough Performance Award | Carey Mulligan (Also for Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps ) | Winner |
| Saturn Awards 2011 | Best Supporting Actress | Keira Knightley | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 2011 | Best Science Fiction Film | Never Let Me Go | Nominee |
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Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Adam Kimmel | Nominee |
British Independent Film Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Winner |
| Best British Independent Film | Never Let Me Go | Nominee |
| Best Director | Mark Romanek | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Alex Garland | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Andrew Garfield | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Keira Knightley | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Andrew Garfield | Winner |
| Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
| Best Science Fiction Film | Never Let Me Go | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Keira Knightley | Nominee |
| Best Writing | Alex Garland | Nominee |
Evening Standard British Film Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Andrew Garfield (Also for The Social Network ) | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Alex Garland | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Score | Rachel Portman | Winner |
| Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
Hollywood Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Hollywood Film Festival for Best Breakthrough Performance | Andrew Garfield (Also for The Social Network ) | Winner |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Breakthrough Performance Award | Carey Mulligan (Also for Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps ) | Winner |
Women in Film and Television Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Performance | Carey Mulligan (Also for An Education ) | Winner |
Detroit Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Carey Mulligan | Nominee |
| Breakthrough Performance | Andrew Garfield (Also for The Social Network ) | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
1 nomination
| Most Beautiful Film | Never Let Me Go | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
1 nomination
| British Actor of the Year | Andrew Garfield | Nominee |