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Silence
2016
· Movie
· 161 min
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1497
- IMDb #1703
- Google retired #2095
- Rotten Tomatoes #1932
- Metacritic #762
- Letterboxd #561
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1714
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2581
- Metacritic Critics #722
- Metacritic Audience #1021
- Criticker #902
- Douban #958
- Kinopoisk #2118
- AlloCiné #1817
- Trakt #2354
Every rating
59–84
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 59, highest is Google on 84.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan to locate their missing mentor and to minister to the persecuted Christian community there. They face the brutal and systematic suppression of their faith by the Japanese authorities, who force converts to renounce their beliefs under torture. Their mission becomes a severe test of faith, sacrifice, and personal conviction.
Details
- Director
- Martin Scorsese
- Writers
- Jay Cocks, Martin Scorsese
- Based on
- Silence by Shūsaku Endō
- Released
- 23 December 2016
- Country
- Mexico, Taiwan, United States
- Language
- English, Japanese, Latin
- Runtime
- 161 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $46.0M
- Box office
- $23.8M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 10 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 12 →2 wins from 12 nominations across 8 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2017 | Best Cinematography | Rodrigo Prieto | Nominee |
| AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Awards 2017 | Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Nominee |
| AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Awards 2017 | Best Screenwriter | Jay Cocks and Martin Scorsese | Nominee |
| AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Awards 2017 | Best Supporting Actor | Issey Ogata | Nominee |
| AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Awards 2017 | Best Picture | Silence | Nominee |
| American Society of Cinematographers 2017 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Rodrigo Prieto | Nominee |
| London Film Critics' Circle 2017 | British Actor of the Year | Andrew Garfield (also for Hacksaw Ridge ) | Winner |
| Visual Effects Society Awards 2017 | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | Brian Barlettani, Ivan Busquets, Juan Jesús García, Pablo Helman, and R. Bruce Steinheimer | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Rodrigo Prieto | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| British Actor of the Year | Andrew Garfield (also for Hacksaw Ridge ) | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Jay Cocks and Martin Scorsese | Winner |
AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Awards
4 nominations
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Silence | Nominee |
| Best Screenwriter | Jay Cocks and Martin Scorsese | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Issey Ogata | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Jay Cocks and Martin Scorsese | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Rodrigo Prieto | Nominee |
American Society of Cinematographers
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Rodrigo Prieto | Nominee |
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Rodrigo Prieto | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | Brian Barlettani, Ivan Busquets, Juan Jesús García, Pablo Helman, and R. Bruce Steinheimer | Nominee |