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Toni Erdmann
2016
· Movie
· 162 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1133
- IMDb #1553
- Rotten Tomatoes #1330
- Metacritic #348
- Letterboxd #696
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #607
+7 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2347
- Metacritic Critics #106
- Metacritic Audience #1717
- Criticker #451
- Kinopoisk #3097
- AlloCiné #1567
- Trakt #2197
Every rating
65–93
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 65, highest is Metacritic critics on 93. Critics average 93, everyone else 73.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A practical joking father is worried about his daughter, a stern corporate consultant consumed by her career. To reconnect with her, he unexpectedly visits her in Bucharest, adopting the alter ego of a life coach named Toni Erdmann. His intrusive and embarrassing antics initially infuriate her, but his bizarre behavior begins to break through her rigid facade, forcing her to confront the life she has chosen.
Details
- Director
- Maren Ade
- Writer
- Maren Ade
- Released
- 14 July 2016
- Country
- Austria, France, Germany, Romania
- Language
- French, German, English, Romanian
- Runtime
- 162 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $10.0M
- Awards
- 22 wins, 25 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 47 →2 major awards won · 22 wins from 47 nominations across 33 ceremonies
| Independent Spirit Awards 2017 | Best International Film | Toni Erdmann | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2016 | FIPRESCI Award | Maren Ade | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2017 | Best Foreign Language Film | Maren Ade | Nominee |
| César Award 2017 | Meilleur film étranger | Toni Erdmann | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2017 | Best Foreign Language Film | Toni Erdmann | Nominee |
| Cannes Film Festival 2016 | Palme d'Or | Maren Ade | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2016 | Best Foreign Language Film | Toni Erdmann | Nominee |
| Australian Film Critics Association 2018 | Best International Film (Foreign Language) | Toni Erdmann | Winner |
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Cannes Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| FIPRESCI Award | Maren Ade | Winner |
| Palme d'Or | Maren Ade | Nominee |
Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Film | Toni Erdmann | Winner |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Maren Ade | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Toni Erdmann | Nominee |
César Award
1 nomination
| Meilleur film étranger | Toni Erdmann | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Toni Erdmann | Nominee |
European Film Awards
5 nominations, 5 won
| Best Actor | Peter Simonischek | Winner |
| Best Actress | Sandra Hüller | Winner |
| Best Director | Maren Ade | Winner |
| Best Film | Toni Erdmann | Winner |
| Best Screenwriter | Maren Ade | Winner |
Brussels Film Festival
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Screenplay Award | Maren Ade | Winner |
| Golden Iris Award | Maren Ade | Winner |
| RTBF TV Prize for Best Film | Maren Ade | Winner |
Toronto Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress | Sandra Hüller | Winner |
| Best Director | Maren Ade | Winner |
| Best Foreign Language Film | Toni Erdmann | Winner |
London Film Critics Circle
6 nominations, 1 won
| Foreign Language Film of the Year | Toni Erdmann | Winner |
| Actor of the Year | Peter Simonischek | Nominee |
| Actress of the Year | Sandra Hüller | Nominee |
| Director of the Year | Maren Ade | Nominee |
| Film of the Year | Toni Erdmann | Nominee |
| Screenwriter of the Year | Maren Ade | Nominee |
Australian Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Film (Foreign Language) | Toni Erdmann | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Toni Erdmann | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Toni Erdmann | Winner |
New York Film Critics Online
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 12 Films | Toni Erdmann | Winner |
Palić Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Golden Tower for Best Film | Maren Ade | Winner |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| FIPRESCI Prize for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year | Toni Erdmann | Winner |
UK Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Comedy Film | Toni Erdmann | Winner |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Toni Erdmann | Winner |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
1 nomination
| Best Non-English-Language Film | Maren Ade | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Toni Erdmann | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Film Not in the English Language | Toni Erdmann | Nominee |
British Independent Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Independent Film | Maren Ade, Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski and Michael Merkt | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Toni Erdmann | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
1 nomination
| Foreign Language Film of the Year | Toni Erdmann | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Toni Erdmann | Nominee |
Guldbagge Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Toni Erdmann | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Toni Erdmann | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Toni Erdmann | Nominee |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Toni Erdmann | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Toni Erdmann | Nominee |
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Toni Erdmann | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Toni Erdmann | Nominee |
Women Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film by or about Women | Toni Erdmann | Nominee |