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Tangerine
MEANRANK
75/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1341
- IMDb #2050
- Rotten Tomatoes #1001
- Metacritic #639
- Letterboxd #885
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #285
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2046
- Metacritic Critics #329
- Metacritic Audience #1733
- Criticker #994
- Kinopoisk #2931
- AlloCiné #1656
- Trakt #2482
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 58, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 96. Critics average 91, everyone else 72.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →On Christmas Eve in Los Angeles, a transgender sex worker discovers her pimp and boyfriend has been unfaithful to her while she was in jail. Furious, she and her best friend embark on a whirlwind mission across the city to find him and confront the other woman. Their raucous journey through Tinseltown's less-glamorous streets reveals a vibrant, resilient community and a day filled with conflict, humor, and humanity.
Details
- Director
- Sean Baker
- Writers
- Chris Bergoch, Sean Baker
- Released
- 10 July 2015
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Armenian, Spanish
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $100.0K
- Box office
- $925.0K
- Awards
- 5 wins, 7 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 12 →1 major award won · 5 wins from 12 nominations across 5 ceremonies
| Independent Spirit Awards 2015 | Best Supporting Female | Mya Taylor | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2015 | Best Feature | Tangerine | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2015 | Best Female Lead | Kitana Kiki Rodriguez | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2015 | Best Director | Sean Baker | Nominee |
| Detroit Film Critics Society 2015 | Breakthrough | Sean Baker | Nominee |
| Gotham Independent Film Awards 2015 | Breakthrough Actor | Mya Taylor | Winner |
| Gotham Independent Film Awards 2015 | Breakthrough Actor | Kitana Kiki Rodriguez | Nominee |
| Gotham Independent Film Awards 2015 | Best Feature | Tangerine | Nominee |
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12 awards — Tangerine
×| Best Supporting Female | Mya Taylor | Winner |
| Best Director | Sean Baker | Nominee |
| Best Feature | Tangerine | Nominee |
| Best Female Lead | Kitana Kiki Rodriguez | Nominee |
| Audience Award | Tangerine | Winner |
| Breakthrough Actor | Mya Taylor | Winner |
| Best Feature | Tangerine | Nominee |
| Breakthrough Actor | Kitana Kiki Rodriguez | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Mya Taylor | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Sean Baker and Chris Bergoch | Nominee |
| Forum of Independents Award | Tangerine | Winner |
| Breakthrough | Sean Baker | Nominee |