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The Upside of Anger
MEANRANK
66/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #3097
- IMDb #2765
- Rotten Tomatoes #2574
- Letterboxd #3299
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2464
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #3153
+4 more
- Metacritic Critics #2146
- Kinopoisk #2092
- AlloCiné #3914
- Trakt #4107
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is AlloCiné on 56, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 74.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →After her husband runs off with his secretary, Terry Wolfmeyer is left to fend for herself -- and her four daughters. As she hits rock bottom, Terry finds a friend and drinking buddy in next-door neighbor Denny, a former baseball player. As the two grow closer, and her daughters increasingly rely on Denny, Terry starts to have reservations about where their relationship is headed.
Details
- Director
- Mike Binder
- Writer
- Mike Binder
- Released
- 11 March 2005
- Country
- United States, Germany
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $12.0M
- Box office
- $28.2M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 5 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
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| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2005 | Best Actress | Joan Allen | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2005 | Best Supporting Actor | Kevin Costner | Nominee |
| Chicago Film Critics Association 2005 | Best Actress | Joan Allen | Winner |
| Online Film Critics Society 2005 | Best Actress | Joan Allen | Nominee |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle 2005 | Best Supporting Actor | Kevin Costner | Winner |
| Satellite Awards 2005 | Best Musical or Comedy Actress | Joan Allen | Nominee |
| Satellite Awards 2005 | Best Musical or Comedy Actor | Kevin Costner | Nominee |
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7 awards — The Upside of Anger
×| Best Actress | Joan Allen | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Kevin Costner | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Joan Allen | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Kevin Costner | Winner |
| Best Musical or Comedy Actor | Kevin Costner | Nominee |
| Best Musical or Comedy Actress | Joan Allen | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Joan Allen | Nominee |