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Quiz Show
1994
· Movie
· 133 min
B
MEANRANK
78/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #854
- IMDb #1100
- Rotten Tomatoes #347
- Metacritic #236
- Letterboxd #988
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #190
+7 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #918
- Metacritic Critics #129
- Metacritic Audience #924
- Criticker #640
- Kinopoisk #2040
- AlloCiné #1944
- Trakt #1627
Every rating
62–97
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 62, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 97. Critics average 94, everyone else 74.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A young lawyer investigates the popular television game show "Twenty-One" after a suspecting contestant comes forward. He uncovers a massive scandal: the show's producers are supplying answers to certain charismatic contestants to rig the outcomes for higher ratings. The investigation exposes the complicity of the network and the contestants in a deception that captivates and then betrays the American public.
Details
- Director
- Robert Redford
- Writer
- Paul Attanasio
- Released
- 25 August 1994
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $31.0M
- Box office
- $24.8M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 20 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 22 →2 wins from 22 nominations across 9 ceremonies
| Academy Award 1994 | Best Picture | Robert Redford, Michael Jacobs, Julian Kranin and Michael Nozik | Nominee |
| Academy Award 1994 | Best Director | Robert Redford | Nominee |
| Academy Award 1994 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Paul Scofield | Nominee |
| Academy Award 1994 | Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Paul Attanasio | Nominee |
| Directors Guild of America Award 1994 | Outstanding Directing — Feature Film | Robert Redford | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Award 1994 | Best Screenplay | Paul Attanasio | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Award 1994 | Best Supporting Actor | John Turturro | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Award 1994 | Best Director | Robert Redford | Nominee |
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Academy Award
4 nominations
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Paul Scofield | Nominee |
| Best Director | Robert Redford | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Robert Redford, Michael Jacobs, Julian Kranin and Michael Nozik | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Paul Attanasio | Nominee |
Golden Globe Award
4 nominations
| Best Director | Robert Redford | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Robert Redford | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Paul Attanasio | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | John Turturro | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Award
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directing — Feature Film | Robert Redford | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Award
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | John Turturro | Nominee |
British Academy Film Award
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Paul Attanasio | Winner |
| Best Film | Robert Redford | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Paul Scofield | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | Quiz Show | Winner |
20/20 Award
5 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Paul Attanasio | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction | Jon Hutman | Nominee |
| Best Director | Robert Redford | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Quiz Show | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Paul Scofield | Nominee |
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2 nominations
| Best Achievement in Directing | Robert Redford | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Paul Attanasio | Nominee |
Golden Laurel Award
1 nomination
| Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures | Robert Redford, Michael Jacobs, Julien Krainin, Michael Nozik | Nominee |