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The Lady in the Van
MEANRANK
69/100
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 42, highest is Google on 92. Critics average 80, everyone else 67.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The true story of the relationship between playwright Alan Bennett and Miss Shepherd, an eccentric, homeless woman who lived in a dilapidated van on his London driveway for 15 years. The film explores their odd, often frustrating, but ultimately compassionate coexistence and the secrets of her past.
Details
- Director
- Nicholas Hytner
- Writer
- Alan Bennett
- Based on
- The Lady in the Van by Alan Bennett
- Studio
- BBC Film, TriStar Pictures
- Released
- 30 October 2015
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English, French
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $6.0M
- Box office
- $41.4M
- Awards
- 1 win, 2 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 3 →1 win from 3 nominations across 3 ceremonies
| 73rd Golden Globe Awards 2015 | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Maggie Smith | Nominee |
| 43rd Evening Standard British Film Awards 2015 | Best Actress | Maggie Smith | Winner |
| 69th British Academy Film Awards 2015 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Maggie Smith | Nominee |
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3 awards — The Lady in the Van
×| Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Maggie Smith | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Maggie Smith | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Maggie Smith | Nominee |