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Nine Queens
2000
· Movie
· 114 min
A
MEANRANK
81/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #542
- IMDb #473
- Rotten Tomatoes #265
- Metacritic #549
- Letterboxd #324
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #788
+7 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #173
- Metacritic Critics #693
- Metacritic Audience #557
- Criticker #315
- Kinopoisk #1731
- AlloCiné #1297
- Trakt #203
Every rating
68–94
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 68, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 94.
See the most agreed on films →A young con artist trying to pull a small scam is saved from exposure by an experienced grifter. The older man proposes they become partners for the day to execute a sophisticated scheme involving a forged sheet of extremely valuable rare stamps, the "Nine Queens." As the intricate con unfolds across Buenos Aires, alliances shift and nothing is as it seems, forcing the young man to question who is conning whom.
Details
- Director
- Fabián Bielinsky
- Writer
- Fabián Bielinsky
- Released
- 31 August 2000
- Country
- Argentina
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $1.3M
- Box office
- $12.4M
- Awards
- 21 wins, 7 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 28 →21 wins from 28 nominations across 13 ceremonies
| British Independent Film Awards 2002 | Best International Independent Film | Nine Queens | Nominee |
| Fantasporto 2002 | Best Screenplay | Fabián Bielinsky | Winner |
| Festival du Film Policier de Cognac 2002 | Audience Award | Nine Queens | Winner |
| Festival du Film Policier de Cognac 2002 | Grand Prix | Nine Queens | Winner |
| Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro 2002 | Best Foreign Feature Film | Nine Queens | Nominee |
| Sant Jordi Awards 2002 | Best Foreign Actor | Ricardo Darín (also for Son of the Bride ) | Winner |
| AFI Fest 2001 | International Competition | Nine Queens | Nominee |
| Biarritz International Festival of Latin American Cinema 2001 | Best Actor | Gastón Pauls (tie) | Winner |
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Silver Condor Awards
10 nominations, 7 won
| Best Actor | Ricardo Darín | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Marcelo Camorino | Winner |
| Best Director | Fabián Bielinsky | Winner |
| Best Editing | Sergio Zóttola | Winner |
| Best Film | Nine Queens | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Fabián Bielinsky | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Elsa Berenguer | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Marcelo Salvioli | Nominee |
| Best First Film | Nine Queens | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | César Lerner | Nominee |
Bogotá Film Festival
3 nominations, 2 won
| Audience Award | Nine Queens | Winner |
| Best Director | Fabián Bielinsky | Winner |
| Best Film | Nine Queens | Nominee |
Biarritz International Festival of Latin American Cinema
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Gastón Pauls (tie) | Winner |
| Best Actor | Ricardo Darín (tie) | Winner |
Festival du Film Policier de Cognac
2 nominations, 2 won
| Audience Award | Nine Queens | Winner |
| Grand Prix | Nine Queens | Winner |
Lleida Latin-American Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Audience Award | Nine Queens | Winner |
| Best Director | Fabián Bielinsky | Winner |
Mar del Plata International Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| ADF Prize for Best Cinematography | Marcelo Camorino | Winner |
| Audience Award | Nine Queens | Winner |
Fantasporto
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | Fabián Bielinsky | Winner |
Lima Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| First Prize, Audience Award | Nine Queens | Winner |
Oslo Films from the South Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award | Nine Queens | Winner |
Sant Jordi Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Actor | Ricardo Darín (also for Son of the Bride ) | Winner |
AFI Fest
1 nomination
| International Competition | Nine Queens | Nominee |
British Independent Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Independent Film | Nine Queens | Nominee |
Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Feature Film | Nine Queens | Nominee |