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2005
· Movie
· 126 min
B
MEANRANK
72/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2030
- IMDb #1569
- Google retired #1275
- Rotten Tomatoes #2189
- Metacritic #1741
- Letterboxd #1998
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2740
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2028
- Metacritic Critics #1619
- Metacritic Audience #2007
- Criticker #1863
- Kinopoisk #1056
- AlloCiné #2192
- Trakt #1658
Every rating
48–90
out of 100
Inspired by a true story, a woman flees an abusive relationship and takes a job at an iron mine. She and the other female miners are subjected to relentless and vicious sexual harassment by their male coworkers. She decides to fight back, filing a landmark class-action lawsuit that changes the legal landscape for sexual harassment in America.
Details
- Director
- Niki Caro
- Writer
- Michael Seitzman
- Released
- 12 February 2005
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $35.0M
- Box office
- $25.2M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 17 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 19 →2 wins from 19 nominations across 12 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2006 | Best Actress | Charlize Theron | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2006 | Best Supporting Actress | Frances McDormand | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2006 | Best Supporting Actress | Frances McDormand | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2006 | Best Actress | Charlize Theron | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2006 | Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Frances McDormand | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2006 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Charlize Theron | Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2006 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Charlize Theron | Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2006 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Frances McDormand | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Charlize Theron | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Frances McDormand | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Charlize Theron | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Frances McDormand | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama | Charlize Theron | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Frances McDormand | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Charlize Theron | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role | Frances McDormand | Nominee |
Chicago International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Choice Award - Best Film | Niki Caro | Winner |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Frances McDormand | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Charlize Theron | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Frances McDormand | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress – Motion Picture | Charlize Theron | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Frances McDormand | Nominee |
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Charlize Theron | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Frances McDormand | Nominee |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Charlize Theron | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Charlize Theron | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Charlize Theron | Nominee |