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The Divorcee
MEANRANK
64/100
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 62, highest is Letterboxd on 66.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A woman, believing her marriage to be a perfect union, is shattered when she discovers her husband has been unfaithful. In an act of defiance and a quest for personal liberation, she seeks a divorce, a scandalous action for a woman at the time. She steps into a new, independent life, navigating the complexities of freedom and societal judgment.
Details
- Director
- Robert Z. Leonard
- Writers
- Nick Grindé, Zelda Sears
- Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Released
- 19 April 1930
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $340.7K
- Awards
- 1 win, 3 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 4 →1 major award won · 1 win from 4 nominations across 1 ceremony
| 3rd Academy Awards 1929 | Best Actress | Norma Shearer | Winner |
| 3rd Academy Awards 1930 | Best Picture | Nominee | |
| 3rd Academy Awards 1930 | Best Director | Robert Z. Leonard | Nominee |
| 3rd Academy Awards 1930 | Best Writing | John Meehan | Nominee |
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4 awards — The Divorcee
×| Best Actress | Norma Shearer | Winner |
| Best Director | Robert Z. Leonard | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Nominee | |
| Best Writing | John Meehan | Nominee |