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The Old Man & the Gun
MEANRANK
71/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2080
- IMDb #2963
- Rotten Tomatoes #1693
- Metacritic #1181
- Letterboxd #2060
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #597
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2938
- Metacritic Critics #665
- Metacritic Audience #2520
- Kinopoisk #3756
- AlloCiné #3705
- Trakt #3267
Every rating
Split
Lowest is AlloCiné on 58, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 93. Critics average 86, everyone else 67.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker, a charming gentleman and lifelong bank robber who escaped from San Quentin at age 70. The film follows his string of audacious heists across the country, his pursuit by a dedicated detective, and the tender romance he begins with a woman who is unaware of his secret vocation.
Details
- Director
- David Lowery
- Writer
- David Lowery
- Based on
- The Old Man and the Gun by David Grann
- Released
- 27 September 2018
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $15.8M
- Box office
- $11.3M
- Awards
- 1 win, 5 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 6 →1 win from 6 nominations across 5 ceremonies
| Golden Globe Awards 2019 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | Robert Redford | Nominee |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards 2019 | Best Grownup Love Story | The Old Man & the Gun | Nominee |
| AARP Movies for Grownups Awards 2019 | Best Actor | Robert Redford | Nominee |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2019 | Actress Defying Age and Ageism | Sissy Spacek | Nominee |
| National Board of Review 2019 | Top Ten Independent Films | The Old Man & the Gun | Winner |
| Satellite Awards 2019 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama | Robert Redford | Nominee |
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6 awards — The Old Man & the Gun
×| Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | Robert Redford | Nominee |
| Top Ten Independent Films | The Old Man & the Gun | Winner |
| Best Actor | Robert Redford | Nominee |
| Best Grownup Love Story | The Old Man & the Gun | Nominee |
| Actress Defying Age and Ageism | Sissy Spacek | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama | Robert Redford | Nominee |