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The Disaster Artist
2017
· Movie
· 104 min
B
MEANRANK
76/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1239
- IMDb #1460
- Google retired #1260
- Rotten Tomatoes #852
- Metacritic #910
- Letterboxd #1885
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #974
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1137
- Metacritic Critics #921
- Metacritic Audience #1018
- Criticker #1296
- Douban #1154
- Kinopoisk #1197
- AlloCiné #1571
- Trakt #2047
Every rating
54–90
out of 100
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Lowest is Criticker on 54, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 90.
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Details
- Director
- James Franco
- Writers
- Michael H. Weber, Scott Neustadter
- Based on
- The Disaster Artist by Tom Bissell
- Released
- 12 March 2017
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $10.0M
- Box office
- $29.8M
- Awards
- 15 wins, 34 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 49 →2 major awards won · 15 wins from 49 nominations across 29 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2018 | Best Actor in a Comedy | James Franco | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2018 | Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | James Franco | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2018 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2018 | Best Actor | James Franco | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2018 | Best Comedy | The Disaster Artist | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2018 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2018 | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | The Disaster Artist | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2018 | Best Male Lead | James Franco | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Movie Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Comedy | James Franco | Winner |
| Best Actor | James Franco | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber | Nominee |
| Best Comedy | The Disaster Artist | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | James Franco | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | The Disaster Artist | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber | Nominee |
Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination
| Best Male Lead | James Franco | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | James Franco | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber | Nominee |
National Board of Review
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber | Winner |
| Top Ten Films | The Disaster Artist | Winner |
San Sebastián International Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Feroz Zinemaldia Prize | The Disaster Artist | Winner |
| Golden Shell | The Disaster Artist | Winner |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber | Winner |
| Best Scene | Sixty-seven takes of "I did not hit her" | Winner |
Georgia Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber | Winner |
| Best Actor | James Franco | Nominee |
| Best Picture | The Disaster Artist | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | James Franco | Winner |
| Best Film | The Disaster Artist | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber | Winner |
| Best Actor | James Franco | Nominee |
Gotham Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | James Franco | Winner |
Hollywood Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Hollywood Screenwriter Award | Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber | Winner |
Houston Film Critics Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | James Franco | Winner |
San Diego Film Critics Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber | Winner |
IGN Awards
3 nominations
| Best Comedy Movie | The Disaster Artist | Nominee |
| Best Director | James Franco | Nominee |
| Best Lead Performer in a Movie | James Franco | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Society
3 nominations
| Best Actor | James Franco | Nominee |
| Best Picture | The Disaster Artist | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Actor | James Franco | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Actor | James Franco | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
2 nominations
| Best Performance of the Year – Actor | James Franco | Nominee |
| Campy Film of the Year | The Disaster Artist | Nominee |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
2 nominations
| Best Actor | James Franco | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Actor | James Franco | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber | Nominee |
Casting Society of America
1 nomination
| Studio or Independent – Comedy | Rich Delia | Nominee |
Empire Awards
1 nomination
| Best Comedy | The Disaster Artist | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Actor | James Franco | Nominee |
London Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Actor of the Year | James Franco | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Actor | James Franco | Nominee |
USC Scripter Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay | Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber, Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell | Nominee |