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The Machinist
2004
· Movie
· 101 min
B
MEANRANK
76/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1324
- IMDb #808
- Google retired #1069
- Rotten Tomatoes #1613
- Metacritic #1832
- Letterboxd #1138
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2262
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1313
- Metacritic Critics #2356
- Metacritic Audience #1033
- Criticker #870
- Douban #1023
- Kinopoisk #1140
- AlloCiné #604
- Trakt #799
Every rating
59–90
out of 100
Trevor, an insomniac lathe operator, experiences unusual occurrences at work and home. A strange man follows him everywhere, but no one else seems to notice him.
Details
- Director
- Brad Anderson
- Writer
- Scott Kosar
- Studio
- Castelao Productions, Filmax
- Released
- 24 September 2004
- Country
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $5.0M
- Box office
- $8.2M
- Awards
- 1 win, 1 nomination
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 2 →1 win from 2 nominations across 2 ceremonies
| 18th European Film Awards 2005 | Best Actor | Christian Bale | Nominee |
| Ignotus Award 2005 | Best Audiovisual Production | Winner |
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Ignotus Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Audiovisual Production | Winner |
18th European Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Christian Bale | Nominee |