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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988
· Movie
· 126 min
B
MEANRANK
74/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1534
- IMDb #2020
- Rotten Tomatoes #995
- Metacritic #1063
- Letterboxd #1343
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1061
+7 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1469
- Metacritic Critics #1582
- Metacritic Audience #449
- Criticker #1155
- Kinopoisk #1445
- AlloCiné #1553
- Trakt #2192
Every rating
56–90
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 56, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 90.
See the most agreed on films →An elderly Baron Munchausen tells a theater audience fantastical stories of his adventures, including riding a cannonball, traveling to the moon, and being swallowed by a giant sea monster. The film brings these tall tales to life in a visually spectacular fashion, blending reality and fantasy as the Baron defends a town under siege.
Details
- Director
- Terry Gilliam
- Writers
- Charles McKeown, Terry Gilliam
- Based on
- Münchhausen
- Released
- 7 December 1988
- Country
- Germany, United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $46.6M
- Box office
- $8.1M
- Awards
- 6 wins, 12 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 18 →6 wins from 18 nominations across 6 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1990 | Best Art Direction | Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1990 | Best Costume Design | Gabriella Pescucci | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1990 | Best Makeup | Maggie Weston and Fabrizio Sforza | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1990 | Best Visual Effects | Richard Conway and Kent Houston | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 1991 | Best Special Effects | Richard Conway and Kent Houston | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 1991 | Best Fantasy Film | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 1991 | Best Costumes | Gabriella Pescucci | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 1991 | Best Makeup | Maggie Weston and Fabrizio Sforza | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
4 nominations
| Best Art Direction | Dante Ferretti and Francesca Lo Schiavo | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Gabriella Pescucci | Nominee |
| Best Makeup | Maggie Weston and Fabrizio Sforza | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Richard Conway and Kent Houston | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Costume Design | Gabriella Pescucci | Winner |
| Best Makeup and Hair | Maggie Weston, Fabrizio Sforza and Pam Meager | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Dante Ferretti | Winner |
| Best Special Visual Effects | Kent Houston and Richard Conway | Nominee |
Nastro d'Argento
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Cinematography | Giuseppe Rotunno | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Gabriella Pescucci | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Dante Ferretti | Winner |
Saturn Awards
4 nominations
| Best Costumes | Gabriella Pescucci | Nominee |
| Best Fantasy Film | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Nominee |
| Best Makeup | Maggie Weston and Fabrizio Sforza | Nominee |
| Best Special Effects | Richard Conway and Kent Houston | Nominee |
Youth in Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Family Motion Picture Family Musical or Fantasy | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Nominee |
| Best Young Actress Starring in a Motion Picture | Sarah Polley | Nominee |
Hugo Awards
1 nomination
| Best Dramatic Presentation | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Nominee |