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Prisoners
2013
· Movie
· 153 min
A
MEANRANK
81/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #469
- IMDb #126
- Google retired #971
- Rotten Tomatoes #1191
- Metacritic #898
- Letterboxd #89
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1925
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #866
- Metacritic Critics #1431
- Metacritic Audience #305
- Criticker #331
- Douban #555
- Kinopoisk #583
- AlloCiné #101
- Trakt #106
Every rating
67–90
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 67, highest is Google on 90.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The young daughters of two families vanish on Thanksgiving Day. The only lead is a dilapidated RV that was parked on their street. A desperate father, convinced the police aren't moving fast enough, takes matters into his own hands when a mentally challenged suspect is released. Meanwhile, a determined detective pursues every possible clue, racing against time in a tense investigation where the lines between justice and vengeance become dangerously blurred.
Details
- Director
- Denis Villeneuve
- Writer
- Aaron Guzikowski
- Released
- 19 September 2013
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 153 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $46.0M
- Box office
- $122.1M
- Awards
- 5 wins, 15 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 20 →5 wins from 20 nominations across 13 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2014 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2014 | Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
| American Society of Cinematographers 2014 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
| Empire Awards 2014 | Best Thriller | Nominee | |
| Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards 2014 | Best Contemporary Make-Up | Donald Mowat and Pamela Westmore | Winner |
| People's Choice Awards 2014 | Favorite Dramatic Movie | Nominee | |
| Satellite Awards 2014 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominee |
| Satellite Awards 2014 | Best Editing | Gary D. Roach and Joel Cox | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
National Board of Review
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Cast | Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Terrence Howard, Melissa Leo, Paul Dano and Dylan Minnette | Winner |
| Top Ten Films | Winner |
Saturn Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Make-up | Donald Mowat | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Melissa Leo | Nominee |
| Best Thriller Film | Nominee |
Hollywood Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Jake Gyllenhaal | Winner |
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Contemporary Make-Up | Donald Mowat and Pamela Westmore | Winner |
San Diego Film Critics Society
3 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Aaron Guzikowski | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Ensemble | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
3 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Gary D. Roach and Joel Cox | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominee |
American Society of Cinematographers
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Roger Deakins | Nominee |
Empire Awards
1 nomination
| Best Thriller | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Favorite Dramatic Movie | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Ensemble | Nominee |