Zelig
MEANRANK
79/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #758
- IMDb #931
- Rotten Tomatoes #319
- Letterboxd #896
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #239
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #810
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 66, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 97. Critics average 97, everyone else 77.
See the most agreed on films →In the 1920s, a man possesses the astonishing ability to physically and psychologically transform himself to blend in with whoever is around him. His chameleon-like condition makes him a celebrity, a psychological phenomenon, and a symbol of the era. Psychiatrists strive to understand his unique malady, which seems to be a desperate need to be accepted.
Details
- Director
- Woody Allen
- Writer
- Woody Allen
- Released
- 15 July 1983
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, German
- Runtime
- 79 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $13.5M
- Box office
- $11.8M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 2 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (69) →
Awards & nominations
See all 2 →0 wins from 2 nominations across 1 ceremony
| 56th Academy Awards 1984 | Best Costume Design | Santo Loquasto | Nominee |
| 56th Academy Awards 1984 | Best Cinematography | Gordon Willis | Nominee |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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×| Best Cinematography | Gordon Willis | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Santo Loquasto | Nominee |