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Past Lives
2023
· Movie
· 105 min
A
MEANRANK
82/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #325
- IMDb #569
- Google retired #1703
- Metacritic #158
- Letterboxd #285
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #368
+6 more
- Metacritic Critics #78
- Metacritic Audience #735
- Criticker #503
- Kinopoisk #1455
- AlloCiné #448
- Trakt #330
Every rating
64–95
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 64, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 95. Critics average 94, everyone else 80.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are torn apart when Nora's family emigrates from South Korea. Two decades later, they are reunited in New York for one fateful week as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that shape a life.
Details
- Director
- Celine Song
- Writer
- Celine Song
- Studio
- A24, Killer Films, 2AM, CJ ENM
- Released
- 2 June 2023
- Country
- United States, South Korea
- Language
- Korean, English, Mandarin, French
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $12.0M
- Box office
- $28.1M
- Awards
- 44 wins, 93 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (26) →
Awards & nominations
See all 137 →3 major awards won · 44 wins from 137 nominations across 59 ceremonies
| Directors Guild of America Awards 2024 | Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film | Celine Song | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2024 | Best Director | Celine Song | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2024 | Best Film | David Hinojosa, Pamela Koffler, Christine Vachon | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2024 | Best Picture | David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2024 | Best Original Screenplay | Celine Song | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2024 | Best Actress | Greta Lee | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2024 | Best Picture | Past Lives | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2024 | Best Original Screenplay | Celine Song | Nominee |
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Independent Spirit Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Celine Song | Winner |
| Best Film | David Hinojosa, Pamela Koffler, Christine Vachon | Winner |
| Best Lead Performance | Teo Yoo | Nominee |
| Best Lead Performance | Greta Lee | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Celine Song | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film | Celine Song | Winner |
Golden Globe Awards
5 nominations
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Greta Lee | Nominee |
| Best Director | Celine Song | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Past Lives | Nominee |
| Best Picture – Non-English Language | Past Lives | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Celine Song | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actress | Greta Lee | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Celine Song | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Past Lives | Nominee |
Academy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Original Screenplay | Celine Song | Nominee |
| Best Picture | David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler | Nominee |
Berlin International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Golden Bear | Celine Song | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Past Lives | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Celine Song | Nominee |
Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Film Awards
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Greta Lee | Winner |
| Best Indie | Past Lives | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Celine Song | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | John Magaro | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association Awards
6 nominations, 2 won
| Best First Film | Celine Song | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Celine Song | Winner |
| Best Actress | Greta Lee | Nominee |
| Best Director | Celine Song | Nominee |
| Best Film | Past Lives | Nominee |
| The Robert R. "Bobby" McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist Award | Celine Song | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best First Film | Celine Song | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Celine Song | Winner |
| Best Director | Celine Song | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Past Lives | Nominee |
Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Celine Song | Winner |
| Best Film | Past Lives | Winner |
National Board of Review
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Directorial Debut | Celine Song | Winner |
| Top Ten Films | Past Lives | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Debut Director | Celine Song | Winner |
| Top 10 Films | Past Lives | Winner |
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Movie by a Woman | Past Lives | Winner |
| Best Woman Storyteller | Celine Song | Winner |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
8 nominations, 1 won
| Best Woman Screenwriter | Celine Song | Winner |
| Best Actress | Greta Lee | Nominee |
| Best Director | Celine Song | Nominee |
| Best Film | Past Lives | Nominee |
| Best Non-English-Language Film | Past Lives | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay, Original | Celine Song | Nominee |
| Best Woman Director | Celine Song | Nominee |
| Best Woman's Breakthrough Performance | Greta Lee | Nominee |
Indiana Film Journalists Association
6 nominations, 1 won
| Breakout of the Year | Celine Song | Winner |
| Best Director | Celine Song | Nominee |
| Best Film | Past Lives | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Past Lives | Nominee |
| Best Lead Performance | Greta Lee | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Celine Song | Nominee |
Astra Film and Creative Arts Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best First Feature | Celine Song | Winner |
| Best Actress | Greta Lee | Nominee |
| Best Director | Celine Song | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Celine Song | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Past Lives | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Society Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Picture of the Year | Past Lives | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Greta Lee | Nominee |
| Best Director | Celine Song | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Keith Frasse | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Celine Song | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Milos Stehlik Award for Breakthrough Filmmaker | Celine Song | Winner |
| Best Actor | Teo Yoo | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Celine Song | Nominee |
| Most Promising Performer | Teo Yoo | Nominee |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society
4 nominations, 1 won
| Breakout Filmmaker | Celine Song | Winner |
| Best Actress | Greta Lee | Nominee |
| Best Director | Celine Song | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Celine Song | Nominee |
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Celine Song | Winner |
| Best Actress | Greta Lee | Nominee |
| Best Director | Celine Song | Nominee |
| Best Film | Past Lives | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Celine Song | Winner |
| Best Actress | Greta Lee | Nominee |
| Best Director | Celine Song | Nominee |
| Best Film | Past Lives | Nominee |
Gotham Independent Film Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Feature | Past Lives | Winner |
| Breakthrough Director | Celine Song | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Performance | Greta Lee | Nominee |
Minnesota Film Critics Alliance
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | Celine Song | Winner |
| Best Director | Celine Song | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Past Lives | Nominee |
Film Fest Ghent
2 nominations, 1 won
| Special Mention | Greta Lee, Yoo Teo and John Magaro | Winner |
| Best Film | Past Lives | Nominee |
American Film Institute Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 10 Films of the Year | Past Lives | Winner |
Artios Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Feature Studio or Independent (Drama) | Ellen Chenoweth, Susanne Scheel | Winner |
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | Celine Song | Winner |
Black Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Celine Song | Winner |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best New Filmmaker | Celine Song | Winner |
Celebration of Cinema & Television
1 nomination, 1 won
| Actress Award (Film) | Greta Lee | Winner |
Golden Trailer Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Romance | "Fate" (Mark Wollen & Associates) | Winner |
IndieWire Critics Poll
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best First Feature | Past Lives | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| New Generation Award | Celine Song | Winner |
Middleburg Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| MFF Breakthrough Filmmaker Award | Celine Song | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | Past Lives | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best First Film | Past Lives | Winner |
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best First Feature | Celine Song | Winner |
Phoenix Film Critics Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Films of 2023 | Past Lives | Winner |
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Virtuoso Award | Greta Lee | Winner |
Denver Film Critics Society
4 nominations
| Best Film | Past Lives | Nominee |
| Best Lead Performance by an Actor, Female | Greta Lee | Nominee |
| Best Non-English Language Feature | Past Lives | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Celine Song | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
4 nominations
| Best Actress | Greta Lee | Nominee |
| Best Director | Celine Song | Nominee |
| Best Film | Past Lives | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Celine Song | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Teo Yoo | Nominee |
| Best Film Not in the English Language | Celine Song, David Hinojosa, Pamela Koffler and Christine Vachon | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Celine Song | Nominee |
Georgia Film Critics Association Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actress | Greta Lee | Nominee |
| Best Director | Celine Song | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | Sharon Van Etten and Zach Dawes ("Quiet Eyes") | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
3 nominations
| Best Actress | Greta Lee | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Past Lives | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Celine Song | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama | Greta Lee | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture, Drama | Past Lives | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay, Original | Celine Song | Nominee |
North Texas Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Greta Lee | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Celine Song | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film (Drama, Theatrical) | Keith Fraase | Nominee |
British Independent Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Independent Film | Celine Song, David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon, and Pamela Koffler | Nominee |
Cinema Eye Honors
1 nomination
| Heterodox Award | Past Lives | Nominee |
Cinema for Peace Awards
1 nomination
| Cinema for Peace Dove for The Most Valuable Film of the Year 2024 | Past Lives | Nominee |
Deauville American Film Festival
1 nomination
| Grand Special Prize | Past Lives | Nominee |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Song — Independent Film | Sharon Van Etten and Zach Dawes ("Quiet Eyes") | Nominee |
Jerusalem Film Festival
1 nomination
| Best International Debut | Past Lives | Nominee |
Manaki Brothers Film Festival
1 nomination
| Golden Camera 300 | Shabier Kirchner | Nominee |
Miskolc International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Emeric Pressburger Prize for Best Feature Film | Past Lives | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Celine Song | Nominee |
Sydney Film Festival
1 nomination
| Best Film | Past Lives | Nominee |