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The Dry
MEANRANK
73/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1825
- IMDb #2735
- Google retired #1390
- Metacritic #1739
- Letterboxd #2743
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1040
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- Metacritic Critics #1566
- Metacritic Audience #2204
- Criticker #1785
- Kinopoisk #2927
- AlloCiné #2191
- Trakt #2411
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Lowest is Criticker on 49, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 90.
See the most agreed on films →A federal agent returns to his drought-stricken hometown for the funeral of his childhood friend, who allegedly murdered his family before killing himself. The community believes the case is closed, but the friend's parents ask him to investigate. He is soon drawn into reopening the tragic event, which forces him to also confront the unsolved death of a teenage girl from his own past.
Details
- Director
- Robert Connolly
- Writers
- Harry Cripps, Robert Connolly
- Based on
- The Dry by Jane Harper
- Released
- 1 January 2021
- Country
- Australia, United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $15.6M
- Awards
- 4 wins, 15 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 19 →4 wins from 19 nominations across 2 ceremonies
| AACTA Awards 2021 | Best Film | Eric Bana | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards 2021 | Best Film | Steve Hutensky | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards 2021 | Best Film | Jodi Matterson | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards 2021 | Best Film | Bruna Papandrea | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards 2021 | Best Film | Robert Connolly | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards 2021 | Best Direction | Robert Connolly | Nominee |
| AACTA Awards 2021 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Robert Connolly | Winner |
| AACTA Awards 2021 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Harry Cripps | Winner |
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19 awards — The Dry
×| Best Adapted Screenplay | Robert Connolly | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Harry Cripps | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Stefan Duscio | Winner |
| Best Actor | Eric Bana | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Genevieve O'Reilly | Nominee |
| Best Casting | Jane Norris | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Cappi Ireland | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Robert Connolly | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Alexandre de Franceschi | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Nick Meyers | Nominee |
| Best Film | Eric Bana | Nominee |
| Best Film | Steve Hutensky | Nominee |
| Best Film | Jodi Matterson | Nominee |
| Best Film | Bruna Papandrea | Nominee |
| Best Film | Robert Connolly | Nominee |
| Best Original Music Score | Peter Raeburn | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Chris Goodes | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Miranda Tapsell | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay, Feature Film – Adapted | Robert Connolly and Harry Cripps | Winner |