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The Motorcycle Diaries
2004
· Movie
· 126 min
B
MEANRANK
80/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #669
- IMDb #730
- Google retired #218
- Rotten Tomatoes #838
- Metacritic #1135
- Letterboxd #616
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1748
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #326
- Metacritic Critics #1021
- Metacritic Audience #1451
- Criticker #705
- Douban #324
- Kinopoisk #697
- AlloCiné #652
- Trakt #1096
Every rating
61–96
out of 100
Based on the journals of a young Ernesto Guevara before he became "Che." He and his friend Alberto Granado embark on a transformative road trip across South America on a rickety motorcycle. The journey exposes them to the continent's staggering social and economic injustices, which fundamentally alter their worldview and future paths.
Details
- Director
- Walter Salles
- Writer
- Jose Rivera
- Based on
- The Motorcycle Diaries by Che Guevara
- Released
- 6 February 2004
- Country
- Argentina, France, United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- Spanish, Quechua, Mapudungun
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $57.7M
- Awards
- 7 wins, 2 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 9 →4 major awards won · 7 wins from 9 nominations across 9 ceremonies
| Academy Award 2005 | Best Original Song | Winner | |
| Film Independent Spirit Awards 2005 | Film Independent Spirit Awards | Winner | |
| Goya Award 2005 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Winner | |
| Cannes Film Festival 2004 | Cannes Film Festival | Winner | |
| 77th Academy Awards 2005 | Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay | José Rivera | Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 2005 | British Academy Film Awards | Winner | |
| 17th European Film Awards 2004 | Best Non-European Film | Walter Salles | Nominee |
| François Chalais Prize 2004 | François Chalais Prize | Winner |
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Academy Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Song | Winner |
Cannes Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Cannes Film Festival | Winner |
Film Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Film Independent Spirit Awards | Winner |
Goya Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Winner |
77th Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay | José Rivera | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| British Academy Film Awards | Winner |
François Chalais Prize
1 nomination, 1 won
| François Chalais Prize | Winner |
San Sebastián International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| San Sebastián International Film Festival | Winner |
17th European Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Non-European Film | Walter Salles | Nominee |