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Parallel Mothers
2021
· Movie
· 123 min
B
MEANRANK
78/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #941
- IMDb #2058
- Google retired #2813
- Metacritic #498
- Letterboxd #1749
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #273
+3 more
- Metacritic Critics #240
- Metacritic Audience #1585
- Criticker #1502
Every rating
52–96
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 52, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 96. Critics average 92, everyone else 73.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Two women meet in a hospital room where they are both about to give birth. One is middle-aged and unplanned, while the other is a teenager and scared. Their lives become inextricably linked as they form a powerful bond, but a secret from the past emerges that challenges their connection and forces them to confront issues of motherhood, identity, and history.
Details
- Director
- Pedro Almodóvar
- Writer
- Pedro Almodóvar
- Released
- 8 October 2021
- Country
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $11.0M
- Box office
- $23.1M
- Awards
- 16 wins, 54 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 70 →16 wins from 70 nominations across 26 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2022 | Best Original Score | Alberto Iglesias | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2022 | Best Actress | Penélope Cruz | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards 2022 | Best Film Not in the English Language | Parallel Mothers | Nominee |
| César Awards 2022 | Best Foreign Film | Parallel Mothers | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2022 | Best Original Score | Alberto Iglesias | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2022 | Best Foreign Language Film | Parallel Mothers | Nominee |
| Goya Awards 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | Aitana Sánchez-Gijón | Nominee |
| Goya Awards 2022 | Best Supporting Actress | Milena Smit | Nominee |
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Goya Awards
8 nominations
| Best Actress | Penélope Cruz | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction | Antxón Gomez | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | José Luis Alcaine | Nominee |
| Best Director | Pedro Almodóvar | Nominee |
| Best Film | Parallel Mothers | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Sergio Bürmann, Laia Casanovas, Marc Orts | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Aitana Sánchez-Gijón | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Milena Smit | Nominee |
Academy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Penélope Cruz | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Alberto Iglesias | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations
| Best Foreign Language Film | Parallel Mothers | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Alberto Iglesias | Nominee |
BAFTA Awards
1 nomination
| Best Film Not in the English Language | Parallel Mothers | Nominee |
César Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Parallel Mothers | Nominee |
Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Film | Parallel Mothers | Nominee |
Feroz Awards
8 nominations, 3 won
| Best Original Soundtrack | Alberto Iglesias | Winner |
| Best Poster | Javier Jaén (for the Poster A) | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Film | Aitana Sánchez-Gijón | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Film | Penélope Cruz | Nominee |
| Best Director | Pedro Almodóvar | Nominee |
| Best Drama Film | Agustín Almodóvar, Esther García | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Film | Milena Smit | Nominee |
| Best Trailer | Alberto Leal | Nominee |
Platino Awards
7 nominations, 3 won
| Art Direction | Antxón Gómez | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Alberto Iglesias | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Aitana Sánchez-Gijón | Winner |
| Best Actress | Penélope Cruz | Nominee |
| Best Director | Pedro Almodóvar | Nominee |
| Best Ibero-American Film | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Milena Smit | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Penélope Cruz | Winner |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Winner | |
| Best Original Screenplay | Pedro Almodóvar | Nominee |
Fotogramas de Plata
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Film Actress | Penélope Cruz | Winner |
| Best Spanish Film (according to readers) | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Penélope Cruz | Winner |
| Best Music/Score | Alberto Iglesias | Winner |
Venice International Film Festival
3 nominations, 1 won
| Volpi Cup for Best Actress | Penélope Cruz | Winner |
| Golden Lion | Pedro Almodóvar | Nominee |
| Queer Lion | Pedro Almodóvar | Nominee |
GLAAD Media Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Film – Limited Release | Parallel Mothers | Winner |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Score - Independent Film (Foreign Language) | Alberto Iglesias | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Penélope Cruz | Winner |
CEC Medals
6 nominations
| Best Actress | Penélope Cruz | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | José Luis Alcaine | Nominee |
| Best Director | Pedro Almodóvar | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee | |
| Best Score | Alberto Iglesias | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Milena Smit | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
3 nominations
| Best Film Performance | Penélope Cruz | Nominee |
| Best LGBTQ Film | Nominee | |
| Best Non-English Language Film | Nominee |
Forqué Awards
3 nominations
| Best Fiction or Animation Film | Nominee | |
| Best Film Actress | Penélope Cruz | Nominee |
| Cinema and Education in Values | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actress | Penélope Cruz | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Parallel Mothers | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Parallel Mothers | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Penélope Cruz | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Alberto Iglesias | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Pedro Almodóvar | Nominee |
Actors and Actresses Union Awards
2 nominations
| Best Film Actress in a Leading Role | Penélope Cruz | Nominee |
| Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role | Aitana Sánchez-Gijón | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Penélope Cruz | Nominee |
| Best International Film | Nominee |
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Penélope Cruz | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
AACTA International Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Penélope Cruz | Nominee |
European Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Penélope Cruz | Nominee |
London Critics' Circle Film Awards
1 nomination
| Actress of the Year | Penélope Cruz | Nominee |