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Zola
2020
· Movie
· 86 min
C
MEANRANK
67/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2893
- IMDb #3804
- Google retired #3411
- Metacritic #1925
- Letterboxd #2282
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1206
+3 more
- Metacritic Critics #918
- Metacritic Audience #3843
- Kinopoisk #4717
Every rating
46–88
out of 100
Split
Lowest is AlloCiné on 46, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 88. Critics average 82, everyone else 62.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A waitress strikes up a friendship with a customer who invites her on a weekend trip to Florida to dance at a club. The journey quickly spirals into a wild odyssey involving her friend's erratic pimp, a nervous client, and other shady characters, turning what was supposed to be a fun trip into a dangerous situation.
Details
- Director
- Janicza Bravo
- Writers
- Andrew Neel, Janicza Bravo, Jeremy O. Harris, Mike Roberts
- Studio
- Killer Films, Ramona Films, Gigi Films
- Released
- 30 June 2021
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $5.0M
- Box office
- $3.5M
- Awards
- 6 wins, 19 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 25 →2 major awards won · 6 wins from 25 nominations across 9 ceremonies
| Independent Spirit Awards 2022 | Best Editing | Joi McMillon | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2022 | Best Female Lead | Taylour Paige | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2022 | Best Director | Janicza Bravo | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2022 | Best Film | Janicza Bravo | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2022 | Best Cinematography | Ari Wegner | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2022 | Best Screenplay | Janicza Bravo and Jeremy O. Harris | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2022 | Best Supporting Male | Colman Domingo | Nominee |
| Sundance Film Festival 2020 | Grand Jury Prizes – Dramatic | Janicza Bravo | Nominee |
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Independent Spirit Awards
7 nominations, 2 won
| Best Editing | Joi McMillon | Winner |
| Best Female Lead | Taylour Paige | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Ari Wegner | Nominee |
| Best Director | Janicza Bravo | Nominee |
| Best Film | Janicza Bravo | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Janicza Bravo and Jeremy O. Harris | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Male | Colman Domingo | Nominee |
Sundance Film Festival
1 nomination
| Grand Jury Prizes – Dramatic | Janicza Bravo | Nominee |
Black Reel Awards
8 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Independent Film | Janicza Bravo | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor | Colman Domingo | Winner |
| Outstanding Actress | Taylour Paige | Nominee |
| Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female | Taylour Paige | Nominee |
| Outstanding Breakthrough Screenwriter | Janicza Bravo and Jeremy O. Harris | Nominee |
| Outstanding Editing | Joi McMillon | Nominee |
| Outstanding Emerging Director | Janicza Bravo | Nominee |
| Outstanding Ensemble | Kim Coleman | Nominee |
Black Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Pioneer Award | Janicza Bravo | Winner |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Creative Impact Awards | Janicza Bravo | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Supporting Actor | Colman Domingo | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Riley Keough | Nominee |
Gotham Independent Film Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Lead Performance | Taylour Paige | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Performance | Colman Domingo | Nominee |
Philadelphia Film Critics Circle
2 nominations
| Best Script | Janicza Bravo and Jeremy O. Harris | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Colman Domingo | Nominee |
Austin Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Colman Domingo | Nominee |