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We Need to Talk About Kevin
2011
· Movie
· 112 min
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1462
- IMDb #1245
- Google retired #2965
- Rotten Tomatoes #1975
- Metacritic #1517
- Letterboxd #1178
+8 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2455
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1843
- Metacritic Critics #1630
- Metacritic Audience #1359
- Douban #1077
- Kinopoisk #2295
- AlloCiné #700
- Trakt #1037
Every rating
68–80
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 68, highest is AlloCiné on 80.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A mother struggles to love her strange and manipulative son, Kevin, despite his increasingly troubling behavior from childhood through his teenage years. The film explores their strained relationship in the aftermath of a horrific tragedy he committed, focusing on her grief, guilt, and the search for answers about nature versus nurture.
Details
- Director
- Lynne Ramsay
- Writers
- Lynne Ramsay, Rory Stewart Kinnear
- Based on
- We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
- Released
- 28 September 2011
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $7.0M
- Box office
- $10.8M
- Awards
- 15 wins, 33 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (46) →
Awards & nominations
See all 48 →15 wins from 48 nominations across 25 ceremonies
| BAFTA Award 2012 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
| BAFTA Award 2012 | Best Director | Lynne Ramsay | Nominee |
| BAFTA Award 2012 | Outstanding British Film | Jennifer Fox, Rory Stewart Kinnear, Lynne Ramsay, Luc Roeg, Robert Salerno | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2012 | Best Young Actor/Actress | Ezra Miller | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2012 | Best Actress | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Award 2012 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild Award 2012 | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
| Cannes Film Festival 2011 | Palme d'Or | Lynne Ramsay | Nominee |
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BAFTA Award
3 nominations
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
| Best Director | Lynne Ramsay | Nominee |
| Outstanding British Film | Jennifer Fox, Rory Stewart Kinnear, Lynne Ramsay, Luc Roeg, Robert Salerno | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
| Best Young Actor/Actress | Ezra Miller | Nominee |
Cannes Film Festival
1 nomination
| Palme d'Or | Lynne Ramsay | Nominee |
Golden Globe Award
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Award
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
National Board of Review of Motion Pictures
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actress | Tilda Swinton | Winner |
| Top Ten Independent Films | Winner |
British Independent Film Award
6 nominations, 1 won
| Best Director | Lynne Ramsay | Winner |
| Best Actress | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
| Best British Independent Film | Nominee | |
| Best Screenplay | Lynne Ramsay, Rory Stewart Kinnear | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ezra Miller | Nominee |
| Best Technical Achievement (for cinematography) | Seamus McGarvey | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
5 nominations, 1 won
| British Film of the Year | Winner | |
| Actress of the Year | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
| British Actress of the Year | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
| Director of the Year | Lynne Ramsay | Nominee |
| Technical Achievement (for sound design) | Paul Davies | Nominee |
Evening Standard British Film Award
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Film | Lynne Ramsay | Winner |
| Best Actress | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
| Best Technical Achievement (for sound design) | Paul Davies | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Award
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Tilda Swinton | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Lynne Ramsay, Rory Stewart Kinnear | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Joe Bini | Nominee |
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 1 won
| Russell Smith Award | Lynne Ramsay | Winner |
| Best Actress | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
Flanders International Film Festival Ghent
2 nominations, 1 won
| Canvas Audience Award | Lynne Ramsay | Winner |
| Grand Prix for Best Film | Lynne Ramsay | Nominee |
Irish Film & Television Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Director of Photography (Film/TV Drama) | Seamus McGarvey | Winner |
| Best International Actress | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Tilda Swinton | Winner |
European Film Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Tilda Swinton | Winner |
London Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | Lynne Ramsay | Winner |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress | Tilda Swinton | Winner |
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Jury Prize: Best Director | Lynne Ramsay | Winner |
Writers' Guild of Great Britain
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film Screenplay | Lynne Ramsay, Rory Stewart Kinnear | Winner |
AACTA International Award
4 nominations
| Best Actress | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Lynne Ramsay | Nominee |
| Best Film | Jennifer Fox, Luc Roeg, Bob Salerno | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Lynne Ramsay, Rory Stewart Kinnear | Nominee |
Bodil Award
1 nomination
| Best American Film | Lynne Ramsay | Nominee |
Rembrandt Award
1 nomination
| Best International Actress | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
Southeastern Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Tilda Swinton | Nominee |