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Smoke Signals
MEANRANK
75/100
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 69, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 90.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Young Native American man Thomas is a nerd in his reservation, wearing oversize glasses and telling everyone stories no-one wants to hear. His parents died in a fire in 1976, and Thomas was saved by Arnold. Arnold soon left his family, and Victor hasn't seen his father for 10 years. When Victor hears Arnold has died, Thomas offers him funding for the trip to get Arnold's remains.
Details
- Director
- Chris Eyre
- Writer
- Sherman Alexie
- Based on
- a work by Sherman Alexie
- Studio
- ShadowCatcher Entertainment
- Released
- 26 June 1998
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 2 wins, 0 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (22) →
Awards & nominations
See all 2 →2 major awards won · 2 wins from 2 nominations across 2 ceremonies
| Sundance Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic 1998 | Sundance Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic | Winner | |
| Sundance Filmmaker Trophy Dramatic 1998 | Sundance Filmmaker Trophy Dramatic | Winner |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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2 awards — Smoke Signals
×| Sundance Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic | Winner |
| Sundance Filmmaker Trophy Dramatic | Winner |