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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2004
· Movie
· 119 min
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1862
- IMDb #1663
- Google retired #2239
- Rotten Tomatoes #2483
- Metacritic #1714
- Letterboxd #1078
+8 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #3450
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1422
- Metacritic Critics #2221
- Metacritic Audience #884
- Douban #850
- Kinopoisk #2130
- AlloCiné #2570
- Trakt #2074
Every rating
57–84
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 57, highest is Google on 84. Critics average 60, everyone else 75.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →An aging oceanographer embarks on a voyage to track down the mysterious jaguar shark that killed his partner. He assembles a quirky crew for his expedition, including a man who may be his son. Their journey aboard the research vessel Belafonte is fraught with professional rivalries, personal doubts, and encounters with pirates, all while documenting the bizarre and beautiful life beneath the waves.
Details
- Director
- Wes Anderson
- Writers
- Noah Baumbach, Wes Anderson
- Released
- 10 December 2004
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Icelandic, Filipino, Portuguese, French, Tagalog, German, Italian
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $50.0M
- Box office
- $34.8M
- Awards
- 3 wins, 10 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 13 →3 wins from 13 nominations across 10 ceremonies
| Art Directors Guild 2004 | Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Mark Friedberg, Stefano Maria Ortolani, Eugenio Ulissi, Marco Trentini, Simona Migliotti, Giacomo Calò Carducci, Saverio Sammali, Nazzareno Piana, Maria-Teresa Barbasso, Giulia Chiara Crugnola | Nominee |
| Berlin International Film Festival 2004 | Golden Berlin Bear | Wes Anderson | Nominee |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2004 | Best Cast | Cate Blanchett, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Owen Wilson, Bud Cort, Anjelica Huston, Michael Gambon, Bill Murray, Noah Taylor | Nominee |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2004 | Best Acting Ensemble | Cate Blanchett, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Owen Wilson, Bud Cort, Anjelica Huston, Michael Gambon, Bill Murray, Noah Taylor | Nominee |
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards 2004 | Actor of the Year | Cate Blanchett | Winner |
| Costume Designers Guild Awards 2004 | Excellence in Contemporary Film | Milena Canonero | Winner |
| Golden Satellite Awards 2004 | Best Original Screenplay | Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach | Nominee |
| Golden Satellite Awards 2004 | Best Actor - Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy | Bill Murray | Nominee |
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Art Directors Guild
1 nomination
| Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Mark Friedberg, Stefano Maria Ortolani, Eugenio Ulissi, Marco Trentini, Simona Migliotti, Giacomo Calò Carducci, Saverio Sammali, Nazzareno Piana, Maria-Teresa Barbasso, Giulia Chiara Crugnola | Nominee |
Berlin International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Golden Berlin Bear | Wes Anderson | Nominee |
Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Actor of the Year | Cate Blanchett | Winner |
Costume Designers Guild Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Excellence in Contemporary Film | Milena Canonero | Winner |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Cate Blanchett | Winner |
Golden Satellite Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor - Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy | Bill Murray | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach | Nominee |
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
2 nominations
| Best Music - Feature | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing in a Feature | Richard Henderson | Nominee |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination
| Best Cast | Cate Blanchett, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Owen Wilson, Bud Cort, Anjelica Huston, Michael Gambon, Bill Murray, Noah Taylor | Nominee |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Acting Ensemble | Cate Blanchett, Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Owen Wilson, Bud Cort, Anjelica Huston, Michael Gambon, Bill Murray, Noah Taylor | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
1 nomination
| Best Comedy | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | Nominee |