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Swan Song
2021
· Movie
· 116 min
B
MEANRANK
74/100
Every rating
66–94
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 66, highest is Google on 94.
See the most agreed on films →In the near future, a loving husband and father terminally ill with a fatal disease is presented with a radical alternative to spare his family from grief. A secretive company offers to replace him with a perfect clone, forcing him to confront what it truly means to be human and to love.
Details
- Director
- Benjamin Cleary
- Writer
- Benjamin Cleary
- Studio
- Anonymous Content, Know Wonder, Apple Studios
- Released
- 17 December 2021
- Country
- United States, Ireland
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 1 win, 12 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 13 →1 win from 13 nominations across 6 ceremonies
| 2nd Critics' Choice Super Awards 2021 | Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie | Mahershala Ali | Nominee |
| 2nd Critics' Choice Super Awards 2021 | Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie | N/a | Nominee |
| 79th Golden Globe Awards 2021 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Mahershala Ali | Nominee |
| 18th Irish Film & Television Awards 2021 | Best Director | Benjamin Cleary | Nominee |
| 18th Irish Film & Television Awards 2021 | Best Script | Benjamin Cleary | Nominee |
| 18th Irish Film & Television Awards 2021 | Best Editing | Nathan Nugent | Nominee |
| 18th Irish Film & Television Awards 2021 | Best VFX | Ed Bruce & Manuel Martinez | Nominee |
| 18th Irish Film & Television Awards 2021 | Best Sound | Steve Fanagan | Winner |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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2nd Critics' Choice Super Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie | Mahershala Ali | Nominee |
| Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie | N/a | Nominee |
79th Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Mahershala Ali | Nominee |
18th Irish Film & Television Awards
7 nominations, 1 won
| Best Sound | Steve Fanagan | Winner |
| Best Director | Benjamin Cleary | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Nathan Nugent | Nominee |
| Best Film | N/a | Nominee |
| Best Script | Benjamin Cleary | Nominee |
| Best VFX | Ed Bruce & Manuel Martinez | Nominee |
| Rising Star | Benjamin Cleary | Nominee |
22nd Black Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Actor | Mahershala Ali | Nominee |
53rd NAACP Image Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Mahershala Ali | Nominee |
75th British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Mahershala Ali | Nominee |