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The Two Popes
2019
· Movie
· 125 min
B
MEANRANK
78/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #861
- IMDb #871
- Google retired #274
- Rotten Tomatoes #763
- Metacritic #1035
- Letterboxd #1449
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1106
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #831
- Metacritic Critics #1015
- Metacritic Audience #1183
- Criticker #1393
- Douban #264
- Kinopoisk #1000
- AlloCiné #1218
- Trakt #629
Every rating
53–94
out of 100
Behind the walls of the Vatican, a conservative Pope Benedict XVI and the future Pope Francis, a reformist, grapple with the past and future of the Catholic Church. Struggling with scandal and doubt, these two deeply different men must find common ground to forge a new path for billions of followers.
Details
- Director
- Fernando Meirelles
- Writer
- Anthony McCarten
- Studio
- Rideback
- Released
- 27 November 2019
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Spanish, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, French, German
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Box office
- $232.6K
- Awards
- 1 win, 19 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 20 →1 win from 20 nominations across 6 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2020 | Best Supporting Actor | Anthony Hopkins | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2020 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Anthony McCarten | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2020 | Best Actor | Jonathan Pryce | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2020 | Best Supporting Actor | Anthony Hopkins | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2020 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Anthony McCarten | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2020 | Best Motion Picture – Drama | The Two Popes | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2020 | Best Actor – Drama | Jonathan Pryce | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2020 | Best Supporting Actor | Anthony Hopkins | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor – Drama | Jonathan Pryce | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | The Two Popes | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Anthony McCarten | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Anthony Hopkins | Nominee |
Academy Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Jonathan Pryce | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Anthony McCarten | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Anthony Hopkins | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Anthony McCarten | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Anthony Hopkins | Nominee |
Hollywood Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Hollywood Screenwriter Award | Anthony McCarten | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
5 nominations
| Best Actor | Jonathan Pryce | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Anthony McCarten | Nominee |
| Best Casting | Nina Gold | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Anthony Hopkins | Nominee |
| Outstanding British Film | Fernando Meirelles Dan Lin Jonathan Eirich Tracey Seaward Anthony McCarten | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
5 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Anthony McCarten | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction and Production Design | Mark Tildesley Saverio Sammali | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Luka Canfora | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | The Two Popes | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Anthony Hopkins | Nominee |