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The Green Knight
2021
· Movie
· 130 min
C
MEANRANK
65/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #3215
- IMDb #3387
- Google retired #3833
- Rotten Tomatoes #2548
- Metacritic #1155
- Letterboxd #1554
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1199
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #4047
- Metacritic Critics #368
- Metacritic Audience #3320
- Criticker #1238
- Douban #2136
- Kinopoisk #4618
- AlloCiné #3650
- Trakt #3931
Every rating
50–88
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Google on 50, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 88. Critics average 86, everyone else 61.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A headstrong knight accepts a challenge from a mysterious giant, the Green Knight, in a Christmas game. The game requires him to strike the Green Knight one blow, on the condition that the Knight will return the exact same blow one year hence. He embarks on a quest to honor his promise and confront his destiny.
Details
- Director
- David Lowery
- Writer
- David Lowery
- Based on
- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Pearl poet
- Studio
- A24, Bron Studios, Sailor Bear, Ley Line Entertainment
- Released
- 29 July 2021
- Country
- Canada, Ireland, United States
- Language
- English, Latin
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $15.0M
- Box office
- $18.9M
- Awards
- 3 wins, 12 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 15 →1 major award won · 3 wins from 15 nominations across 9 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2022 | Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie | Dev Patel | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2022 | Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie | The Green Knight | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2022 | Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie | Alicia Vikander | Nominee |
| Hugo Awards 2022 | Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form | David Lowery | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 2022 | Best Fantasy Film | The Green Knight | Nominee |
| Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards 2022 | Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film | Daniel Hart | Winner |
| Detroit Film Critics Society Awards 2021 | Best Adapted Screenplay | David Lowery | Nominee |
| Detroit Film Critics Society Awards 2021 | Best Director | David Lowery | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Super Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie | Dev Patel | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie | Alicia Vikander | Nominee |
| Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movie | The Green Knight | Nominee |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Independent Films | The Green Knight | Winner |
Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Original Score for an Independent Film | Daniel Hart | Winner |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
3 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Andrew Droz Palermo | Nominee |
| Best Director | David Lowery | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Green Knight | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society Awards
2 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | David Lowery | Nominee |
| Best Director | David Lowery | Nominee |
Gotham Awards
2 nominations
| Best Feature | The Green Knight | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | David Lowery | Nominee |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
1 nomination
| Original Score — Independent Film | Daniel Hart | Nominee |
Hugo Awards
1 nomination
| Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form | David Lowery | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
1 nomination
| Best Fantasy Film | The Green Knight | Nominee |