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The 40 Year Old Virgin
2005
· Movie
· 116 min
B
MEANRANK
70/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2296
- IMDb #1857
- Google retired #1517
- Rotten Tomatoes #1126
- Metacritic #1225
- Letterboxd #2857
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1548
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1202
- Metacritic Critics #1180
- Metacritic Audience #1350
- Criticker #1889
- Douban #1948
- Kinopoisk #3997
- AlloCiné #4591
- Trakt #1994
Every rating
47–88
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 47, highest is Google on 88.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A kind-hearted and nerdy electronics store employee has managed to avoid intimate relationships for four decades. His coworkers discover his secret and make it their mission to help him lose his virginity. Their misguided advice and schemes lead him through a series of awkward and humorous dates as he cautiously explores the dating world for the first time.
Details
- Director
- Judd Apatow
- Writers
- Judd Apatow, Steve Carell
- Studio
- Universal Pictures, Apatow Productions
- Released
- 11 August 2005
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Spanish, Japanese
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $26.0M
- Box office
- $177.4M
- Awards
- 9 wins, 10 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 19 →1 major award won · 9 wins from 19 nominations across 9 ceremonies
| Critics Choice Association 2006 | Best Comedy Movie | The 40-Year-Old Virgin | Winner |
| Writers Guild of America, East 2006 | Best Original Screenplay | Judd Apatow, Steve Carell | Nominee |
| MTV Movie & TV Awards 2006 | Best Movie | The 40-Year-Old Virgin | Nominee |
| MTV Movie & TV Awards 2006 | Best Male Performance | Steve Carell | Nominee |
| MTV Movie & TV Awards 2006 | Best Breakthrough Performance | Romany Malco | Nominee |
| MTV Movie & TV Awards 2006 | Best On-Screen Team | Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Seth Rogen, Romany Malco | Nominee |
| MTV Movie & TV Awards 2006 | Best Comedic Performance | Steve Carell | Winner |
| National Society of Film Critics Awards 2006 | Best Supporting Actress | Catherine Keener | Nominee |
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Critics Choice Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Comedy Movie | The 40-Year-Old Virgin | Winner |
Writers Guild of America, East
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Judd Apatow, Steve Carell | Nominee |
Golden Schmoes Awards
7 nominations, 4 won
| Best Breakthrough Performance of the Year | Steve Carell | Winner |
| Best Comedy of the Year | The 40-Year-Old Virgin | Winner |
| Best Line of the Year | "You know how I know you're gay?" | Winner |
| Best Surprise of the Year | The 40-Year-Old Virgin | Winner |
| Best Screenplay of the Year | The 40-Year-Old Virgin | Nominee |
| Favorite Movie Poster of the Year | The 40-Year-Old Virgin | Nominee |
| Most Memorable Scene in a Movie | Chest waxing scene | Nominee |
MTV Movie & TV Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Comedic Performance | Steve Carell | Winner |
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Romany Malco | Nominee |
| Best Male Performance | Steve Carell | Nominee |
| Best Movie | The 40-Year-Old Virgin | Nominee |
| Best On-Screen Team | Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Seth Rogen, Romany Malco | Nominee |
American Film Institute Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 10 Films of the Year | The 40-Year-Old Virgin | Winner |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Catherine Keener | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Catherine Keener | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Catherine Keener | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Catherine Keener | Nominee |