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The Harder They Fall
2021
· Movie
· 139 min
B
MEANRANK
72/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1975
- IMDb #3182
- Google retired #1674
- Metacritic #2115
- Letterboxd #2090
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1225
+6 more
- Metacritic Critics #1612
- Metacritic Audience #3025
- Criticker #471
- Kinopoisk #5070
- AlloCiné #3666
- Trakt #2081
Every rating
58–93
out of 100
Split
Lowest is AlloCiné on 58, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 93.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →An outlaw discovers that his longtime enemy, a ruthless crime boss, is being released from prison. He reassembles his gang to seek revenge for a past tragedy. They ride out to confront the criminal and his crew in the town of Redwood, setting the stage for a violent and stylish showdown in the Old West.
Details
- Director
- Jeymes Samuel
- Writers
- Boaz Yakin, Jeymes Samuel
- Studio
- Overbrook Entertainment
- Released
- 22 October 2021
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 139 min
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 21 wins, 44 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (62) →
Awards & nominations
See all 65 →21 wins from 65 nominations across 22 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2022 | Best Acting Ensemble | Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, Zazie Beetz, Regina King, Delroy Lindo, Lakeith Stanfield, RJ Cyler, Danielle Deadwyler, Edi Gathegi, Deon Cole | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2022 | Best Song | "Guns Go Bang" ( Jay-Z, Kid Cudi and Jeymes Samuel ) | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2022 | Best Actor in an Action Movie | Jonathan Majors | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2022 | Best Villain in a Movie | Idris Elba | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2022 | Best Actress in an Action Movie | Regina King | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2022 | Best Action Movie | The Harder They Fall | Nominee |
| African-American Film Critics Association 2022 | Best Ensemble | Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, Zazie Beetz, Regina King, Delroy Lindo, Lakeith Stanfield, RJ Cyler, Danielle Deadwyler, Edi Gathegi, Deon Cole | Winner |
| African-American Film Critics Association 2022 | Best Director | Jeymes Samuel | Winner |
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Critics' Choice Super Awards
4 nominations
| Best Action Movie | The Harder They Fall | Nominee |
| Best Actor in an Action Movie | Jonathan Majors | Nominee |
| Best Actress in an Action Movie | Regina King | Nominee |
| Best Villain in a Movie | Idris Elba | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2 nominations
| Best Acting Ensemble | Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, Zazie Beetz, Regina King, Delroy Lindo, Lakeith Stanfield, RJ Cyler, Danielle Deadwyler, Edi Gathegi, Deon Cole | Nominee |
| Best Song | "Guns Go Bang" ( Jay-Z, Kid Cudi and Jeymes Samuel ) | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
20 nominations, 6 won
| Outstanding Costume Design | Antoinette Messam | Winner |
| Outstanding Director | Jeymes Samuel | Winner |
| Outstanding Editing | Tom Eagles | Winner |
| Outstanding Emerging Director | Jeymes Samuel | Winner |
| Outstanding Ensemble, Casting Director | Victoria Thomas | Winner |
| Outstanding Original Score | Jeymes Samuel | Winner |
| Outstanding Actor | Jonathan Majors | Nominee |
| Outstanding Actress | Zazie Beetz | Nominee |
| Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female | Danielle Deadwyler | Nominee |
| Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male | Deon Cole | Nominee |
| Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male | Edi Gathegi | Nominee |
| Outstanding Cinematography | Mihai Malaimare Jr. | Nominee |
| Outstanding Film | The Harder They Fall | Nominee |
| Outstanding Original Song | "Guns Go Bang" ( Jay-Z, Kid Cudi and Jeymes Samuel ) | Nominee |
| Outstanding Original Song | "The Harder They Fall" ( Jay-Z, Koffee and Jeymes Samuel ) | Nominee |
| Outstanding Production Design | Martin Whist | Nominee |
| Outstanding Screenplay, Adapted or Original | Jeymes Samuel and Boaz Yakin | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor | LaKeith Stanfield | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor | Idris Elba | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress | Regina King | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
10 nominations, 5 won
| Outstanding Breakthrough Creative in a Motion Picture | Jeymes Samuel | Winner |
| Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, Zazie Beetz, Regina King, Delroy Lindo, Lakeith Stanfield, RJ Cyler, Danielle Deadwyler, Edi Gathegi, Deon Cole | Winner |
| Outstanding Motion Picture | The Harder They Fall | Winner |
| Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album | The Harder They Fall Soundtrack ( Jay-Z and Jeymes Samuel ) | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Regina King | Winner |
| Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Jonathan Majors | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Idris Elba | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | LaKeith Stanfield | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Delroy Lindo | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Danielle Deadwyler | Nominee |
African-American Film Critics Association
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Director | Jeymes Samuel | Winner |
| Best Ensemble | Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, Zazie Beetz, Regina King, Delroy Lindo, Lakeith Stanfield, RJ Cyler, Danielle Deadwyler, Edi Gathegi, Deon Cole | Winner |
| Best Music | "Guns Go Bang" ( Jay-Z, Kid Cudi and Jeymes Samuel ) | Winner |
| Best Picture | The Harder They Fall | Winner |
Hollywood Critics Association Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Action Film | The Harder They Fall | Winner |
| Best Cast Ensemble | Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, Zazie Beetz, Regina King, Delroy Lindo, Lakeith Stanfield, RJ Cyler, Danielle Deadwyler, Edi Gathegi, Deon Cole | Nominee |
Women Film Critics Circle
2 nominations, 1 won
| Invisible Woman Award | Danielle Deadwyler | Winner |
| Best Equality of the Sexes | The Harder They Fall | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer | Jeymes Samuel | Winner |
Celebration of Black Cinema and Television
1 nomination, 1 won
| Ensemble Award | Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, Zazie Beetz, Regina King, Delroy Lindo, Lakeith Stanfield, RJ Cyler, Danielle Deadwyler, Edi Gathegi, Deon Cole | Winner |
Gotham Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Ensemble Tribute Award | Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, Zazie Beetz, Regina King, Delroy Lindo, Lakeith Stanfield, RJ Cyler, Danielle Deadwyler, Edi Gathegi, Deon Cole | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cast | Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, Zazie Beetz, Regina King, Delroy Lindo, Lakeith Stanfield, RJ Cyler, Danielle Deadwyler, Edi Gathegi, Deon Cole | Winner |
Denver Film Festival
2 nominations
| Best Original Score | Jeymes Samuel | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | "Guns Go Bang" ( Jay-Z, Kid Cudi and Jeymes Samuel ) | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Ensemble | Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, Zazie Beetz, Regina King, Delroy Lindo, Lakeith Stanfield, RJ Cyler, Danielle Deadwyler, Edi Gathegi, Deon Cole | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Jeymes Samuel and Boaz Yakin | Nominee |
Georgia Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Original Score | Jeymes Samuel | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | "Guns Go Bang" ( Jay-Z, Kid Cudi and Jeymes Samuel ) | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Original Score | Jeymes Samuel | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | "Guns Go Bang" ( Jay-Z, Kid Cudi and Jeymes Samuel ) | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Costumes | Antoinette Messam | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Ensemble | Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, Zazie Beetz, Regina King, Delroy Lindo, Lakeith Stanfield, RJ Cyler, Danielle Deadwyler, Edi Gathegi, Deon Cole | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations
| Best Original Score | Jeymes Samuel | Nominee |
| Best Sound (Editing & Mixing) | Ron Bartlett, Clint Bennett, Doug Hemphill, Richard King, Anthony Ortiz | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
1 nomination
| Best Ensemble Cast | Victoria Thomas | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Ensemble | Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, Zazie Beetz, Regina King, Delroy Lindo, Lakeith Stanfield, RJ Cyler, Danielle Deadwyler, Edi Gathegi, Deon Cole | Nominee |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Song in a Feature Film | "Guns Go Bang" ( Jay-Z, Kid Cudi and Jeymes Samuel ) | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Villain | Idris Elba | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Ensemble | Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, Zazie Beetz, Regina King, Delroy Lindo, Lakeith Stanfield, RJ Cyler, Danielle Deadwyler, Edi Gathegi, Deon Cole | Nominee |