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One False Move
MEANRANK
75/100
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 63, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 93. Critics average 90, everyone else 70.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Following a series of drug deals and murders, three criminals -- Fantasia, Ray Malcolm and Pluto -- travel from Los Angeles to Houston, finally arriving in a small Arkansas town to go into hiding. Two detectives from the LAPD, who are already on the case, contact the town's sheriff, Dale Dixon, to alert him of the fugitives' presence in the area. Underestimating Dixon, the criminals have no idea what they are about to face.
Details
- Director
- Carl Franklin
- Writers
- Billy Bob Thornton, Tom Epperson
- Studio
- IRS Media
- Released
- 8 May 1992
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $2.5M
- Box office
- $1.5M
- Awards
- 6 wins, 7 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 13 →6 wins from 13 nominations across 10 ceremonies
| Grand Prix 1994 | Grand Prix | Carl Franklin | Nominee |
| Best Director 1993 | Best Director | Carl Franklin | Winner |
| Best Female Lead 1993 | Best Female Lead | Cynda Williams | Nominee |
| Best Film 1993 | Best Film | Ben Myron | Nominee |
| Best Film 1993 | Best Film | Carl Franklin | Nominee |
| Best New Filmmaker 1993 | Best New Filmmaker | Carl Franklin | Winner |
| Best Original Score 1993 | Best Original Score | Terry Plumeri, Pete Haycock, Derek Holt | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay 1993 | Best Screenplay | Billy Bob Thornton, Tom Epperson | Winner |
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13 awards — One False Move
×| Critics' Award | Carl Franklin | Winner |
| Critics' Award | Carl Franklin | Nominee |
| Grand Prix | Carl Franklin | Winner |
| Grand Prix | Carl Franklin | Nominee |
| Best Director | Carl Franklin | Winner |
| Best New Filmmaker | Carl Franklin | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Billy Bob Thornton, Tom Epperson | Winner |
| New Generation Award | Carl Franklin | Winner |
| Best Film | Ben Myron | Nominee |
| Best Film | Carl Franklin | Nominee |
| Best Female Lead | Cynda Williams | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Terry Plumeri, Pete Haycock, Derek Holt | Nominee |
| Most Promising Actress | Cynda Williams | Nominee |