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Pig
2021
· Movie
· 92 min
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1797
- IMDb #2413
- Google retired #3052
- Metacritic #812
- Letterboxd #1368
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #268
+6 more
- Metacritic Critics #552
- Metacritic Audience #1706
- Douban #2497
- Kinopoisk #4183
- AlloCiné #3669
- Trakt #2922
Every rating
58–96
out of 100
Split
Lowest is AlloCiné on 58, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 96. Critics average 89, everyone else 69.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A reclusive truffle forager lives alone in the Oregon wilderness with his prized pig, who hunts for valuable truffles. When his pig is kidnapped, he is forced to return to the city of Portland he left behind years ago. He must journey through the underworld of the culinary scene, confronting figures from his past to find the only thing he has left in the world.
Details
- Director
- Michael Sarnoski
- Writers
- Michael Sarnoski, Vanessa Block
- Studio
- AI Film, Pulse Films, Saturn Films, Valparaiso Pictures
- Released
- 16 July 2021
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $3.0M
- Box office
- $4.6M
- Awards
- 17 wins, 19 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 36 →1 major award won · 17 wins from 36 nominations across 19 ceremonies
| Independent Spirit Awards 2022 | Best First Screenplay | Vanessa Block and Michael Sarnoski | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2022 | Best Actor | Nicolas Cage | Nominee |
| Austin Film Critics Association 2022 | Best Actor | Nicolas Cage | Winner |
| Austin Film Critics Association 2022 | Best Original Screenplay | Vanessa Block and Michael Sarnoski | Winner |
| Austin Film Critics Association 2022 | Top Ten Films | Pig | Winner |
| Austin Film Critics Association 2022 | Best First Film | Michael Sarnoski | Winner |
| Austin Film Critics Association 2022 | Best Film | Pig | Nominee |
| Georgia Film Critics Association Awards 2022 | Best Actor | Nicolas Cage | Winner |
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Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best First Screenplay | Vanessa Block and Michael Sarnoski | Winner |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Nicolas Cage | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
5 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor | Nicolas Cage | Winner |
| Best First Film | Michael Sarnoski | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Vanessa Block and Michael Sarnoski | Winner |
| Top Ten Films | Pig | Winner |
| Best Film | Pig | Nominee |
Greater Western New York Film Critics Association
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Lead Actor | Nicolas Cage | Winner |
| Best Picture | Pig | Winner |
| Breakthrough Director | Michael Sarnoski | Winner |
| Best Director | Michael Sarnoski | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Vanessa Block and Michael Sarnoski | Winner |
| Best Actor | Nicolas Cage | Nominee |
| Best Debut Feature | Michael Sarnoski | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Pig | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Milos Stehlik Breakthrough Filmmaker Award | Michael Sarnoski | Winner |
| Best Actor | Nicolas Cage | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Michael Sarnoski | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Society Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Nicolas Cage | Winner |
| Best Picture | Pig | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Michael Sarnoski | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best First Feature | Pig | Winner |
| Best Actor | Nicolas Cage | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Nicolas Cage | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Michael Sarnoski | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Nicolas Cage | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Michael Sarnoski and Vanessa Block | Nominee |
Coronado Island Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Narrative Audience Award | Pig | Winner |
Georgia Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Nicolas Cage | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Directorial Debut | Michael Sarnoski | Winner |
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Nicolas Cage | Nominee |
Golden Raspberry Awards
1 nomination
| Razzie Redeemer Award | Nicolas Cage | Nominee |
Gotham Independent Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Feature | Pig | Nominee |
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Nicolas Cage | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination
| Best Thriller Film | Pig | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Nicolas Cage | Nominee |