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The Cure
1995
· Movie
· 97 min
A
MEANRANK
80/100
Every rating
77–84
out of 100
Everyone agrees
Lowest is IMDb on 77, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 84.
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Details
- Director
- Peter Horton
- Writer
- Robert Kuhn
- Studio
- Universal Pictures, Island World
- Released
- 21 April 1995
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Box office
- $2.6M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 4 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| Grammy Awards 1995 | Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television | Dave Grusin | Nominee |
| Cinekid Festival 1995 | Audience Award | Peter Horton | Winner |
| Young Artist Awards 1995 | Best Family Feature - Drama | The Cure | Nominee |
| Young Artist Awards 1995 | Best Young Leading Actor - Feature Film | Joseph Mazzello | Nominee |
| Young Artist Awards 1995 | Best Young Leading Actor - Feature Film | Brad Renfro | Nominee |
| YoungStar Awards 1995 | Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama Film | Brad Renfro | Winner |
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6 awards — The Cure
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Grammy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television | Dave Grusin | Nominee |
Cinekid Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award | Peter Horton | Winner |
YoungStar Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama Film | Brad Renfro | Winner |
Young Artist Awards
3 nominations
| Best Family Feature - Drama | The Cure | Nominee |
| Best Young Leading Actor - Feature Film | Joseph Mazzello | Nominee |
| Best Young Leading Actor - Feature Film | Brad Renfro | Nominee |