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The Cell
2000
· Movie
· 107 min
C
MEANRANK
60/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #3947
- IMDb #3647
- Google retired #1963
- Rotten Tomatoes #3627
- Metacritic #3883
- Letterboxd #2977
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #3985
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #3565
- Metacritic Critics #4255
- Metacritic Audience #2860
- Criticker #2599
- Douban #931
- Kinopoisk #2431
- AlloCiné #4678
- Trakt #4005
Every rating
39–86
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 39, highest is Google on 86. Critics average 43, everyone else 64.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A child psychologist possesses a revolutionary technology that allows her to enter the subconscious mind of her patients. She is recruited for a desperate mission: to journey into the mind of a comatose serial killer. The goal is to locate the whereabouts of his latest victim, who is still alive but hidden. She must navigate the surreal and dangerous landscapes of his twisted psyche.
Details
- Director
- Tarsem Singh
- Writer
- Mark Protosevich
- Released
- 18 August 2000
- Country
- United States, Germany
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $33.0M
- Box office
- $104.2M
- Awards
- 10 wins, 24 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 34 →10 wins from 34 nominations across 16 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2001 | Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Michèle Burke, Edouard F. Henriques | Nominee |
| Art Directors Guild 2001 | Excellence in Production Design | Tom Foden, Geoff Hubbard, Michael Manson, Guy Hendrix Dyas | Nominee |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 2001 | Favorite Actress – Science Fiction | Jennifer Lopez | Winner |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 2001 | Favorite Actor - Science Fiction | Vince Vaughn | Nominee |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 2001 | Favorite Supporting Actor - Science Fiction | Vincent D'Onofrio | Nominee |
| Bram Stoker Awards 2001 | Best Screenplay | Mark Protosevich | Nominee |
| Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2001 | Best Wide-Release Film | The Cell | Nominee |
| Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2001 | Best Supporting Actor | Vincent D'Onofrio | Winner |
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Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Makeup and Hairstyling | Michèle Burke, Edouard F. Henriques | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design | Tom Foden, Geoff Hubbard, Michael Manson, Guy Hendrix Dyas | Nominee |
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Makeup/Creature FX | Michèle Burke | Winner |
| Best Score | Howard Shore | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Vincent D'Onofrio | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Mark Protosevich | Nominee |
| Best Wide-Release Film | The Cell | Nominee |
Online Film & Television Association
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Costume Design | Eiko Ishioka, April Napier | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Tom Foden, Geoff Hubbard, Michael Manson, Tessa Posnasny | Winner |
| Best First Feature | Tarsem Singh | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Kevin Tod Haug, Clay Pinney | Nominee |
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Cinematography | Paul Laufer | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Eiko Ishioka | Nominee |
| Best Makeup | Michèle Burke, Edouard F. Henriques | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Kevin Tod Haug | Nominee |
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Favorite Actress – Science Fiction | Jennifer Lopez | Winner |
| Favorite Actor - Science Fiction | Vince Vaughn | Nominee |
| Favorite Supporting Actor - Science Fiction | Vincent D'Onofrio | Nominee |
MTV Movie & TV Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Dressed | Jennifer Lopez | Winner |
| Best Female Performance | Jennifer Lopez | Nominee |
| Best Villain | Vincent D'Onofrio | Nominee |
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Special Makeup Effects | Jake Garber | Winner |
| Best Innovative Hair Styling - Feature | Judy Crown, Susan Germaine, Candace Neal | Nominee |
Taurus World Stunt Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Jill Brown | Best High Work | Winner |
Saturn Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actress | Jennifer Lopez | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Eiko Ishioka, April Napier | Nominee |
| Best Makeup | Michèle Burke, Edouard F. Henriques | Nominee |
| Best Science Fiction Film | The Cell | Nominee |
Bram Stoker Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay | Mark Protosevich | Nominee |
International Horror Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Best Film | The Cell | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Favorite Actress | Jennifer Lopez | Nominee |
Political Film Society Awards
1 nomination
| Award for Peace | The Cell | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Choice Movie: Horror/Thriller | The Cell | Nominee |
Young Artist Awards
1 nomination
| Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actor Age Ten or Under | Jake Thomas | Nominee |