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The Player
1992
· Movie
· 124 min
B
MEANRANK
78/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #897
- IMDb #1109
- Rotten Tomatoes #502
- Metacritic #322
- Letterboxd #566
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #216
+7 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1262
- Metacritic Critics #345
- Metacritic Audience #544
- Criticker #393
- Kinopoisk #2486
- AlloCiné #2190
- Trakt #1902
Every rating
66–97
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 66, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 97. Critics average 92, everyone else 75.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A powerful Hollywood studio executive who listens to countless pitches begins receiving death threats from a writer whose script he rejected. After confronting a writer he believes is responsible, a tragic accident occurs. He must maintain his cool and manipulate the ensuing investigation while managing a major film project and a new relationship.
Details
- Director
- Robert Altman
- Writer
- Michael Tolkin
- Based on
- The Player by Michael Tolkin
- Released
- 8 May 1992
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $8.0M
- Box office
- $21.7M
- Awards
- 23 wins, 24 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 47 →6 major awards won · 23 wins from 47 nominations across 25 ceremonies
| Cannes Film Festival 1992 | Best Director | Robert Altman | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 1992 | Best Actor | Tim Robbins | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1992 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Tim Robbins | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1992 | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Winner | |
| Independent Spirit Awards 1992 | Best Feature | Winner | |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 1992 | Best Screenplay – Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Michael Tolkin | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1992 | Best Director | Robert Altman | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1992 | Best Film Editing | Geraldine Peroni | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Tim Robbins | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Winner | |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Robert Altman | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Michael Tolkin | Nominee |
Cannes Film Festival
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Tim Robbins | Winner |
| Best Director | Robert Altman | Winner |
| Palme d'Or | Robert Altman | Nominee |
Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Feature | Winner |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay – Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Michael Tolkin | Winner |
Academy Awards
3 nominations
| Best Director | Robert Altman | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Geraldine Peroni | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Michael Tolkin | Nominee |
César Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Robert Altman | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Robert Altman | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Cinematographer | Jean Lépine | Winner |
| Best Director | Robert Altman | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Michael Tolkin | Winner |
| Best Direction | Robert Altman | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Tim Robbins | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Geraldine Peroni | Nominee |
| Best Film | David Brown, Michael Tolkin, Nick Wechsler and Robert Altman | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Robert Altman | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Michael Tolkin | Winner |
| Best Actor | Tim Robbins | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee |
London Film Critics Circle Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Director of the Year | Robert Altman | Winner |
| Screenwriter of the Year | Michael Tolkin | Winner |
20/20 Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Michael Tolkin | Winner |
| Best Actor | Tim Robbins | Nominee |
| Best Director | Robert Altman | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Geraldine Peroni | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Nominee |
Bodil Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Non-European Film | Robert Altman | Winner |
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | Robert Altman | Winner |
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Motion Picture | Michael Tolkin | Winner |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | Winner |
Nastro d'Argento
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Director | Robert Altman | Winner |
PEN Center USA West Literary Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | Michael Tolkin | Winner |
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | Robert Altman | Winner |
Awards Circuit Community Awards
2 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Ruth Prawer Jhabvala | Nominee |
| Best Director | Robert Altman | Nominee |
American Cinema Editors Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited Feature Film | Geraldine Peroni | Nominee |
American Comedy Awards
1 nomination
| Funniest Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Whoopi Goldberg | Nominee |
Australian Film Institute Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Michael Tolkin, David Brown and Nick Wechsler | Nominee |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Film | Nominee |
USC Scripter Awards
1 nomination
| USC Scripter Awards | Michael Tolkin | Nominee |