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The Last Black Man in San Francisco
2019
· Movie
· 121 min
B
MEANRANK
76/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1179
- IMDb #1834
- Metacritic #996
- Letterboxd #479
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #618
- Metacritic Critics #554
+4 more
- Metacritic Audience #2360
- Kinopoisk #2659
- AlloCiné #3056
- Trakt #1916
Every rating
64–93
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is AlloCiné on 64, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 93. Critics average 88, everyone else 73.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A young man named Jimmie longs to reclaim the beautiful, ornate Victorian house his grandfather built in a now-gentrifying San Francisco neighborhood. He and his best friend Monty embark on a quixotic mission to restore the house to its former glory, even though Jimmie's family no longer holds the deed. Their journey becomes a poignant meditation on home, friendship, and belonging. The city itself is a central character, its changing landscape reflecting Jimmie's struggle to hold onto a past that is rapidly disappearing, questioning what we truly inherit from the places we love.
Details
- Director
- Joe Talbot
- Writers
- Jimmie Fails, Joe Talbot, Rob Richert
- Studio
- Longshot Features, Plan B Entertainment, A24
- Released
- 7 June 2019
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $3.0M
- Awards
- 15 wins, 40 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (37) →
Awards & nominations
See all 55 →2 major awards won · 15 wins from 55 nominations across 31 ceremonies
| Sundance Film Festival 2019 | U.S. Dramatic Directing Award | Joe Talbot | Winner |
| Sundance Film Festival 2019 | Special Jury Award – Creator Collaboration | Joe Talbot | Winner |
| Directors Guild of America Awards 2020 | Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film | Joe Talbot | Nominee |
| Sundance Film Festival 2019 | U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize | Joe Talbot | Nominee |
| Austin Film Critics Association 2020 | Best First Film | Joe Talbot | Nominee |
| Black Reel Awards 2020 | Outstanding Supporting Actor | Jonathan Majors | Nominee |
| Black Reel Awards 2020 | Outstanding Cinematography | Adam Newport-Berra | Nominee |
| Black Reel Awards 2020 | Outstanding Original Score | Emile Mosseri | Nominee |
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Sundance Film Festival
3 nominations, 2 won
| Special Jury Award – Creator Collaboration | Joe Talbot | Winner |
| U.S. Dramatic Directing Award | Joe Talbot | Winner |
| U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize | Joe Talbot | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film | Joe Talbot | Nominee |
Chlotrudis Awards
9 nominations, 2 won
| Best Cinematography | Adam Newport-Berra | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jonathan Majors | Winner |
| Best Actor | Jimmie Fails | Nominee |
| Best Director | Joe Talbot | Nominee |
| Best Movie | The Last Black Man in San Francisco | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Joe Talbot, Jimmie Fails, Rob Richert | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast | The Last Black Man in San Francisco | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Jona Tochet | Nominee |
| Best Use of Music in a Film | Emile Mosseri | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
8 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Independent Film | Joe Talbot, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Christina Oh and Khaliah Neal | Winner |
| Outstanding Actor | Jimmie Fails | Nominee |
| Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male | Jonathan Majors | Nominee |
| Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male | Jimmie Fails | Nominee |
| Outstanding Cinematography | Adam Newport-Berra | Nominee |
| Outstanding Ensemble | Julia Kim | Nominee |
| Outstanding Original Score | Emile Mosseri | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor | Jonathan Majors | Nominee |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Score | Emile Mosseri | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Adam Newport-Berra | Nominee |
| Best Director | Joe Talbot | Nominee |
African-American Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Independent Film | The Last Black Man in San Francisco | Winner |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best New Filmmaker | Joe Talbot | Winner |
Casting Society of America
1 nomination, 1 won
| Low Budget – Comedy or Drama | Julia Kim and Nina Henninger | Winner |
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Overlooked Film | The Last Black Man in San Francisco | Winner |
Location Managers Guild Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary Film | Daniel Lee | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| New Generation Award | Joe Talbot, Jimmie Fails, Rob Richert | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Independent Films | The Last Black Man in San Francisco | Winner |
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best First Film | Joe Talbot | Winner |
Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Directorial Debut | Joe Talbot | Winner |
Gotham Awards
4 nominations
| Audience Award | Joe Talbot, Khaliah Neal, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Christina Oh | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Joe Talbot, Jimmie Fails, Rob Richert | Nominee |
| Bingham Ray Breakthrough Director Award | Joe Talbot | Nominee |
| Breakthrough Actor | Jonathan Majors | Nominee |
Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations
| Best Debut Director | Joe Talbot | Nominee |
| Best Debut Performance | Jimmie Fails | Nominee |
Online Film & Television Association
2 nominations
| Best Breakthrough Performance: Male | Jonathan Majors | Nominee |
| Best Music, Adapted Song | John Phillips | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best First Film | Joe Talbot | Nominee |
California on Location Awards
1 nomination
| Location Team of the Year - Independent Feature Film | Daniel Lee, Jessica Lee Malloure, Carlisle Silvestri, Christian Baba | Nominee |
Camerimage
1 nomination
| Main Competition | Adam Newport-Berra | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Breakthrough Filmmaker | Joe Talbot | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Best First Film | The Last Black Man in San Francisco | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Poster Design | Nominee |
Locarno International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Best Film | Joe Talbot | Nominee |
London Film Festival
1 nomination
| First Feature Competition | Joe Talbot | Nominee |
Music City Film Critics' Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Jonathan Majors | Nominee |
North Carolina Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Tar Heel Award | Jonathan Majors | Nominee |
Online Association of Female Film Critics
1 nomination
| Breakthrough Filmmaker | Joe Talbot | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Debut | Joe Talbot | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Original Score | Emile Mosseri | Nominee |
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Jonathan Majors | Nominee |