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Punch-Drunk Love
2002
· Movie
· 95 min
B
MEANRANK
74/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1538
- IMDb #1447
- Google retired #2997
- Rotten Tomatoes #1759
- Metacritic #570
- Letterboxd #666
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2104
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1820
- Metacritic Critics #804
- Metacritic Audience #394
- Criticker #771
- Douban #759
- Kinopoisk #2952
- AlloCiné #2377
- Trakt #2072
Every rating
60–81
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 60, highest is Metacritic users on 81.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A socially awkward and lonely small-business owner, prone to sudden explosions of anger, finds his life transformed when he begins a tentative romance with a gentle woman. His newfound hope is threatened when a petty extortion scheme run by a phone-sex operator spirals dangerously out of control.
Details
- Director
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Writer
- Paul Thomas Anderson
- Released
- 11 October 2002
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $25.0M
- Box office
- $24.7M
- Awards
- 13 wins, 35 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 48 →1 major award won · 13 wins from 48 nominations across 25 ceremonies
| Cannes Film Festival 2002 | Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2002 | Palme d'Or | Nominee | |
| Golden Globe Award 2002 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Adam Sandler | Nominee |
| American Cinema Editors 2002 | Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical | Leslie Jones | Nominee |
| Awards Circuit Community Awards 2002 | Best Original Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
| Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics 2002 | Grand Prix | Nominee | |
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association 2002 | Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Winner |
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association 2002 | Best Original Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Winner |
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Cannes Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Winner |
| Palme d'Or | Nominee |
Golden Globe Award
1 nomination
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Adam Sandler | Nominee |
Chlotrudis Awards
6 nominations, 3 won
| Audience Award – Best Actor | Adam Sandler | Winner |
| Audience Award – Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Winner |
| Audience Award – Best Movie | Winner | |
| Best Actor | Adam Sandler | Nominee |
| Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
| Best Movie | Nominee |
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Winner |
| Best Picture | Winner |
Toronto Film Critics Association
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Emily Watson | Winner |
| Best Film | Nominee | |
| Best Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
Gijón International Film Festival
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Adam Sandler | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Winner |
| Best Feature | Nominee |
Imagen Foundation Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor – Film | Luis Guzmán | Winner |
Motovun Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Propeller of Motovun | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association
3 nominations
| Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
| Best Score | Jon Brion | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society
3 nominations
| Best Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Nominee | |
| Best Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
Phoenix Film Critics Society
3 nominations
| Best Original Score | Jon Brion | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
| Best Use of Previously Published or Recorded Music | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Adam Sandler | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical | Philip Seymour Hoffman | Nominee |
Golden Schmoes Awards
2 nominations
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Adam Sandler | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Original Score | Jon Brion | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film – Comedy or Musical | Leslie Jones | Nominee |
Awards Circuit Community Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics
1 nomination
| Grand Prix | Nominee |
Gold Derby Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
International Online Cinema Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Kiss | Adam Sandler & Emily Watson | Nominee |
National Society of Film Critics
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Robert Elswit | Nominee |
Online Film & Television Association
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Paul Thomas Anderson | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Music | Jon Brion | Nominee |
Stinkers Bad Movies Awards
1 nomination
| Most Intrusive Musical Score | Jon Brion | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Emily Watson | Nominee |