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Requiem for a Dream
2000
· Movie
· 102 min
A
MEANRANK
82/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #417
- IMDb #84
- Google retired #615
- Rotten Tomatoes #908
- Metacritic #756
- Letterboxd #368
+8 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2032
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #206
- Metacritic Critics #1383
- Metacritic Audience #164
- Criticker #321
- Kinopoisk #267
- AlloCiné #176
- Trakt #161
Every rating
67–93
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 67, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 93.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The story follows four individuals in Coney Island whose lives are consumed by different forms of addiction. Their relentless pursuit of drugs, or in one case, a dream of television fame, leads them down increasingly desperate and destructive paths. The narrative portrays the harrowing physical and emotional descent caused by their dependencies.
Details
- Director
- Darren Aronofsky
- Writers
- Darren Aronofsky, Hubert Selby Jr.
- Based on
- Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.
- Released
- 6 October 2000
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $4.5M
- Box office
- $7.4M
- Awards
- 34 wins, 58 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 92 →2 major awards won · 34 wins from 92 nominations across 37 ceremonies
| Independent Spirit Awards 2000 | Best Female Lead | Ellen Burstyn | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2000 | Best Cinematography | Matthew Libatique | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2000 | Best Actress | Ellen Burstyn | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2000 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Ellen Burstyn | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2000 | Best Director | Darren Aronofsky | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2000 | Best Feature | Nominee | |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2000 | Best Supporting Female | Jennifer Connelly | Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2000 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Ellen Burstyn | Nominee |
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Independent Spirit Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Cinematography | Matthew Libatique | Winner |
| Best Female Lead | Ellen Burstyn | Winner |
| Best Director | Darren Aronofsky | Nominee |
| Best Feature | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Female | Jennifer Connelly | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Ellen Burstyn | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Ellen Burstyn | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Ellen Burstyn | Nominee |
Awards Circuit Community Awards (2000)
5 nominations, 5 won
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Ellen Burstyn | Winner |
| Best Director | Darren Aronofsky | Winner |
| Best Film Editing | Jay Rabinowitz | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture | Eric Watson and Palmer West | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Clint Mansell | Winner |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
8 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actress | Ellen Burstyn | Winner |
| Best Director | Darren Aronofsky | Winner |
| Best Editing | Jay Rabinowitz | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Clint Mansell | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Matthew Libatique | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble | Jared Leto, Ellen Burstyn, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Connelly | Nominee |
Online Film & Television Association Awards (2000)
13 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Ellen Burstyn | Winner |
| Best Film Editing | Jay Rabinowitz | Winner |
| Best Official Film Website | Winner | |
| Best Cinematic Moment | "Finale" | Nominee |
| Best Cinematic Moment | "Shoot-Up Sequences" | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Matthew Libatique | Nominee |
| Best Director | Darren Aronofsky | Nominee |
| Best Ensemble | Jared Leto, Ellen Burstyn, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans | Nominee |
| Best Makeup | Nominee | |
| Best Original Score | Clint Mansell | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Eric Watson and Palmer West | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium | Hubert Selby Jr. and Darren Aronofsky | Nominee |
| Best Sound Effects | Nominee |
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
7 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Ellen Burstyn | Winner |
| Best Film Editing | Jay Rabinowitz | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Jennifer Connelly | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Matthew Libatique | Nominee |
| Best Director | Darren Aronofsky | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Nominee | |
| Best Screenplay – Adaptation | Hubert Selby Jr. and Darren Aronofsky | Nominee |
Chlotrudis Awards
8 nominations, 1 won
| Best Movie | Winner | |
| Best Actress | Ellen Burstyn | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Hubert Selby Jr. and Darren Aronofsky | Nominee |
| Best Cast | Jared Leto, Ellen Burstyn, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Matthew Libatique | Nominee |
| Best Director | Darren Aronofsky | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Marlon Wayans | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Connelly | Nominee |
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
7 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Ellen Burstyn | Winner |
| Best Limited-Release/Direct-to-Video Film | Nominee | |
| Best Makeup/Creature FX | Vincent J. Guastini | Nominee |
| Best Score | Clint Mansell | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Hubert Selby Jr. and Darren Aronofsky | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Marlon Wayans | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Connelly | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best of Show | Winner | |
| Best Art and Commerce | Nominee | |
| Best Music | Nominee | |
| Most Original | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Ellen Burstyn | Winner |
| Best Director | Darren Aronofsky | Nominee |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Ellen Burstyn | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Jennifer Connelly | Nominee |
SESC Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Foreign Actress (Audience Award) | Ellen Burstyn | Winner |
| Best Foreign Actress (Critics Award) | Ellen Burstyn | Nominee |
Stockholm International Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Ellen Burstyn | Winner |
| Bronze Horse | Darren Aronofsky | Nominee |
American Film Institute Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Movie of the Year | Winner |
Awards Circuit Community Awards (2012)
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Score of the Decade | Clint Mansell | Winner |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Ellen Burstyn | Winner |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Ellen Burstyn | Winner |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Ellen Burstyn | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Special Recognition for Excellence in Filmmaking | Winner |
Online Film & Television Association Awards (2021)
1 nomination, 1 won
| Hall of Fame – Scores | Winner |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Ellen Burstyn | Winner |
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Ellen Burstyn | Winner |
Valladolid International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Golden Spike | Darren Aronofsky | Winner |
Webby Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Websites – Movie & Film | Winner |
Black Reel Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Film Poster | Nominee | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor | Marlon Wayans | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Ellen Burstyn | Nominee |
| Best Horror Film | Nominee |
Bram Stoker Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay | Hubert Selby Jr. and Darren Aronofsky | Nominee |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Ellen Burstyn | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing – Foreign Feature | Nelson Ferreira, Craig Henighan, Stephen Barden and Jill Purdy | Nominee |
International Horror Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Best Movie | Nominee |
Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Best Innovative Hair Styling – Feature | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Jared Leto | Nominee |
Russian Guild of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Actress | Ellen Burstyn | Nominee |
São Paulo International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Best Feature Film | Darren Aronofsky | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Ellen Burstyn | Nominee |