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Reversal of Fortune
1990
· Movie
· 111 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Every rating
67–93
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 67, highest is Metacritic critics on 93. Critics average 92, everyone else 73.
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Details
- Director
- Barbet Schroeder
- Writer
- Nicholas Kazan
- Released
- 19 October 1990
- Country
- Japan, United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $15.4M
- Awards
- 11 wins, 11 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (51) →
Awards & nominations
See all 22 →2 major awards won · 11 wins from 22 nominations across 15 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1990 | Best Actor | Jeremy Irons | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1990 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Jeremy Irons | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1990 | Best Director | Barbet Schroeder | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1990 | Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium | Nicholas Kazan | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1990 | Best Director – Motion Picture | Barbet Schroeder | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1990 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee | |
| Golden Globe Awards 1990 | Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Nicholas Kazan | Nominee |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 1990 | Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium | Nicholas Kazan | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Jeremy Irons | Winner |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Barbet Schroeder | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee | |
| Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Nicholas Kazan | Nominee |
Academy Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Jeremy Irons | Winner |
| Best Director | Barbet Schroeder | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium | Nicholas Kazan | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium | Nicholas Kazan | Nominee |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Jeremy Irons | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Nicholas Kazan | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Jeremy Irons | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Nicholas Kazan | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Jeremy Irons | Winner |
David di Donatello Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Actor | Jeremy Irons | Winner |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Jeremy Irons | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Jeremy Irons | Winner |
PEN Center USA West Literary Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | Nicholas Kazan | Winner |
Artios Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Casting – Drama | Howard Feuer | Nominee |
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Film | Nominee |
Nastro d'Argento
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Luciano Tovoli | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Best Director | Barbet Schroeder | Nominee |
Political Film Society Awards
1 nomination
| Exposé | Nominee |