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The Fundamentals of Caring
MEANRANK
74/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1605
- IMDb #1522
- Google retired #380
- Rotten Tomatoes #1496
- Metacritic #1726
- Letterboxd #2047
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2071
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1373
- Metacritic Critics #2975
- Metacritic Audience #193
- Criticker #1770
- Douban #1298
- Kinopoisk #2618
- AlloCiné #991
- Trakt #849
Every rating
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Lowest is Criticker on 49, highest is Google on 94.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A retired writer becomes a caregiver for a witty and fiercely independent teenager with muscular dystrophy. In an effort to break out of their routine, the two embark on an impromptu road trip to see various roadside attractions. Along the way, they pick up a runaway hitchhiker and a pregnant woman, forming an unlikely group that helps each other confront their personal struggles.
Details
- Director
- Rob Burnett
- Writer
- Rob Burnett
- Released
- 16 June 2016
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 0 wins, 4 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (21) →
Awards & nominations
See all 4 →0 wins from 4 nominations across 3 ceremonies
| Georgia Film Critics Association Awards 2017 | Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema | Rob Burnett | Nominee |
| Humanitas Prize 2017 | Sundance Feature Film | Rob Burnett | Nominee |
| Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016 | Best International Feature Film | Rob Burnett | Nominee |
| Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016 | Audience Award | Rob Burnett | Nominee |
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4 awards — The Fundamentals of Caring
×| Audience Award | Rob Burnett | Nominee |
| Best International Feature Film | Rob Burnett | Nominee |
| Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema | Rob Burnett | Nominee |
| Sundance Feature Film | Rob Burnett | Nominee |