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The People vs. Larry Flynt
1996
· Movie
· 130 min
B
MEANRANK
74/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1551
- IMDb #1504
- Rotten Tomatoes #1156
- Metacritic #736
- Letterboxd #1798
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1159
+7 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1661
- Metacritic Critics #758
- Metacritic Audience #929
- Criticker #1137
- Kinopoisk #1190
- AlloCiné #2332
- Trakt #1858
Every rating
56–89
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 56, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 89. Critics average 84, everyone else 72.
See the most agreed on films →The story of Larry Flynt, the controversial publisher of Hustler magazine, and his journey from a smut-peddling outsider to a free speech icon. The film follows his legal battles, including an obscenity trial that went all the way to the Supreme Court, and his complex relationship with his wife and lawyer, all while defending his right to publish despite public outrage.
Details
- Director
- Miloš Forman
- Writers
- Larry Karaszewski, Scott Alexander
- Released
- 25 December 1996
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $36.0M
- Box office
- $20.3M
- Awards
- 21 wins, 34 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 55 →3 major awards won · 21 wins from 55 nominations across 26 ceremonies
| Berlin International Film Festival 1997 | Golden Bear | Miloš Forman | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1997 | Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Scott Alexander Larry Karaszewski | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1997 | Best Director – Motion Picture | Miloš Forman | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1997 | Best Actor | Woody Harrelson | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1997 | Best Director | Miloš Forman | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 1997 | Best Supporting Actress | Courtney Love | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 1997 | Best Picture | Nominee | |
| Critics' Choice Awards 1997 | Best Supporting Actor | Edward Norton | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Miloš Forman | Winner |
| Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Scott Alexander Larry Karaszewski | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Woody Harrelson | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Courtney Love | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Nominee |
Berlin International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Golden Bear | Miloš Forman | Winner |
Critics' Choice Awards
3 nominations
| Best Picture | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Edward Norton | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Courtney Love | Nominee |
Academy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Woody Harrelson | Nominee |
| Best Director | Miloš Forman | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Woody Harrelson | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America
1 nomination
| Paul Selvin Honorary Award | Scott Alexander Larry Karaszewski | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
6 nominations, 2 won
| Most Promising Actor | Edward Norton | Winner |
| Most Promising Actress | Courtney Love | Winner |
| Best Actress | Courtney Love | Nominee |
| Best Director | Miloš Forman | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee | |
| Best Screenplay | Scott Alexander Larry Karaszewski | Nominee |
Boston Society of Film Critics
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Edward Norton | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Courtney Love | Winner |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Edward Norton | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Courtney Love | Winner |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Screenplay – Original | Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Courtney Love | Winner |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
8 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Courtney Love | Winner |
| Best Actor | Woody Harrelson | Nominee |
| Best Director | Miloš Forman | Nominee |
| Best Drama Actor | Woody Harrelson | Nominee |
| Best Drama Actress | Courtney Love | Nominee |
| Best Drama Picture | Oliver Stone Janet Yang Michael Hausman | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Oliver Stone Janet Yang Michael Hausman | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | Scott Alexander Larry Karaszewski | Nominee |
Society of Texas Film Critics
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Edward Norton | Winner |
| Best Actor | Woody Harrelson | Nominee |
Artios Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Casting – Drama | Francine Maisler and Jo Doster (location casting) | Winner |
European Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Achievement in World Cinema Award | Miloš Forman | Winner |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | Winner |
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Crystal Globe – Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema | Miloš Forman | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Edward Norton | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Freedom of Expression | Miloš Forman and Oliver Stone | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Courtney Love | Winner |
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Edward Norton | Winner |
Awards Circuit Community Awards
5 nominations
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Woody Harrelson | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Courtney Love | Nominee |
| Best Director | Miloš Forman | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Miloš Forman | Nominee |
| Honorable Mentions (The Next Ten Best Picture Contenders) | Miloš Forman | Nominee |
20/20 Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Woody Harrelson | Nominee |
| Best Director | Miloš Forman | Nominee |
Political Film Society Awards
2 nominations
| Exposé | Nominee | |
| Human Rights | Nominee |
AFI's 10 Top 10
1 nomination
| Courtroom Drama Film | Nominee |
Czech Lion Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Courtney Love | Nominee |