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The Book of Life
2014
· Movie
· 95 min
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #258
- IMDb #239
- Google retired #184
- Rotten Tomatoes #218
- Metacritic #208
- Letterboxd #166
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #232
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #237
- Metacritic Critics #181
- Metacritic Audience #221
- Criticker #151
- Douban #142
- Kinopoisk #245
- AlloCiné #133
- Trakt #177
Every rating
50–92
out of 100
In a Mexican town, two deities make a bet on which of two young friends will win the heart of the woman they both love. Years later, the man who became a bullfighter is tricked into accepting a deal that sends him on a journey through the fantastical Land of the Remembered and the Land of the Forgotten. He must find his way back to the land of the living to reclaim his love.
Details
- Director
- Jorge R. Gutierrez
- Writers
- Doug Langdale, Jorge R. Gutierrez
- Released
- 1 October 2014
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $50.0M
- Box office
- $97.4M
- Awards
- 1 win, 25 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 26 →1 win from 26 nominations across 19 ceremonies
| 20th Critics' Choice Awards 2014 | Best Animated Feature | The Book of Life | Nominee |
| 26th Producers Guild of America Awards 2014 | Best Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures | Guillermo del Toro and Brad Booker | Nominee |
| 72nd Golden Globe Awards 2014 | Best Animated Feature Film | The Book of Life | Nominee |
| 11th St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards 2014 | Best Animated Film | The Book of Life | Nominee |
| 13th Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards 2014 | Best Animated Film | The Book of Life | Nominee |
| 13th Visual Effects Society Awards 2014 | Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture | "Magical Land of the Remembered" Glo Minaya, Amy Chen, Sean McEwan, Jeff Masters | Nominee |
| 13th Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2014 | Best Animated Feature | The Book of Life | Nominee |
| 14th Golden Schmoes Awards 2014 | Best Animated Movie of the Year | The Book of Life | Nominee |
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20th Critics' Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | The Book of Life | Nominee |
26th Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures | Guillermo del Toro and Brad Booker | Nominee |
72nd Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature Film | The Book of Life | Nominee |
42nd Annual Annie Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Character Design in an Animated Feature Production | Paul Sullivan, Sandra Equihua, Jorge R. Gutierrez | Winner |
| Animated Effects in an Animated Production | Augusto Schillaci, Erich Turner, Bill Konersman, Chris Rasch, Joseph Burnette | Nominee |
| Best Animated Feature | The Book of Life | Nominee |
| Directing in an Animated Feature Production | Jorge R. Gutierrez | Nominee |
| Production Design in an Animated Feature Production | Simon Varela & Paul Sullivan | Nominee |
4th Behind the Voice Actors Awards
3 nominations
| Best Female Lead Vocal Performance in a Feature Film | Zoe Saldaña | Nominee |
| Best Female Vocal Performance in a Feature Film in a Supporting Role | Kate del Castillo | Nominee |
| Best Male Vocal Performance in a Feature Film in a Supporting Role | Ron Perlman | Nominee |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
2 nominations
| Best Original Score – Animated Film | Gustavo Santaolalla | Nominee |
| Outstanding Music Supervision – Film | John Houlihan | Nominee |
11th St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | The Book of Life | Nominee |
13th Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | The Book of Life | Nominee |
13th Visual Effects Society Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Created Environment in an Animated Feature Motion Picture | "Magical Land of the Remembered" Glo Minaya, Amy Chen, Sean McEwan, Jeff Masters | Nominee |
13th Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Feature | The Book of Life | Nominee |
14th Golden Schmoes Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Movie of the Year | The Book of Life | Nominee |
15th Black Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Voice Performance | Zoe Saldaña | Nominee |
19th Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature | The Book of Life | Nominee |
30th Casting Society of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Animation Feature | Christian Kaplan | Nominee |
46th NAACP Image Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance | Zoe Saldaña | Nominee |
4th Georgia Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | The Book of Life | Nominee |
62nd MPSE Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing – Animated Feature | The Book of Life | Nominee |
6th International 3D & Advanced Imaging Society Awards
1 nomination
| 3D Feature – Animated | The Book of Life | Nominee |
8th Houston Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Animated Film | The Book of Life | Nominee |