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Nobody's Fool
1994
· Movie
· 110 min
B
MEANRANK
76/100
Every rating
60–91
out of 100
Split
Lowest is AlloCiné on 60, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 91. Critics average 88, everyone else 72.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A rascally man nearing retirement juggles a workers' compensation suit while secretly working for his nemesis and flirting with his nemesis' young wife. As his estranged son returns, he faces new family responsibilities, while a banker plots to evict him from his home.
Details
- Director
- Robert Benton
- Writer
- Robert Benton
- Based on
- a work by Richard Russo
- Released
- 23 December 1994
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $20.0M
- Box office
- $39.5M
- Awards
- 4 wins, 10 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 14 →1 major award won · 4 wins from 14 nominations across 11 ceremonies
| Berlin International Film Festival 1994 | Best Actor | Paul Newman | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1994 | Best Actor | Paul Newman | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1994 | Best Screenplay – Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Robert Benton | Nominee |
| Berlin International Film Festival 1994 | Golden Bear | Robert Benton | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1994 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Paul Newman | Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 1994 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Paul Newman | Nominee |
| 20/20 Awards 1994 | Best Actor | Paul Newman | Nominee |
| 20/20 Awards 1994 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Robert Benton | Nominee |
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Berlin International Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Paul Newman | Winner |
| Golden Bear | Robert Benton | Nominee |
Academy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Paul Newman | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Robert Benton | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Paul Newman | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Paul Newman | Nominee |
National Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Paul Newman | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Paul Newman | Winner |
Retirement Research Foundation
1 nomination, 1 won
| Theatrical Film Fiction | Arlene Donovan, Michael Hausman and Scott Rudin | Winner |
20/20 Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Paul Newman | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Robert Benton | Nominee |
Chlotrudis Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Bruce Willis | Nominee |
Humanitas Prize
1 nomination
| Feature Film | Robert Benton | Nominee |
USC Scripter Awards
1 nomination
| USC Scripter Awards | Robert Benton (screenwriter) ; Richard Russo (author) | Nominee |