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Five Easy Pieces

1970 film by Bob Rafelson
Movie film Q1116991
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Summary

Five Easy Pieces is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,464 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Yvonne Rainer[3]
  • Award received: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress[4], New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film[5], New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director[6], Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture[7], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[8]
  • Director: Bob Rafelson[9]
  • Screenwriter: Carole Eastman[10], Bob Rafelson[11]
  • Movement: New Hollywood[12]
  • Genre: drama film[13], road movie[14]
  • Cast member: Jack Nicholson[15], Karen Black[16], Fannie Flagg[17], Sally Struthers[18], Lois Smith[19], Billy "Green" Bush[20], Susan Anspach[21], Ralph Waite[22], Toni Basil[23], John P. Ryan[24], Lorna Thayer[25], Helena Kallianiotes[26], Richard Stahl[27], William Challee[28]
  • Producer: Bob Rafelson[29]
  • Collection: Museum of Modern Art[30]
  • Production company: Raybert Productions[31]
  • Director of photography: László Kovács[32]
  • Part of: National Film Registry[33]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[34]
  • Commons category: Five Easy Pieces[35]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[36]
  • Review score: 8.5/10[37], 89%[38], 85/100[39]
  • Color: color[40]
  • Country of origin: United States[41]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1970[42], September 12, 1970[43], October 4, 1970[44], March 18, 1971[45], March 25, 1971[46]
  • Distributed by: Columbia Pictures[47], Netflix[48]
  • Narrative location: California[49], Washington[50]
  • Filming location: California[51], British Columbia[52]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[53], Academy Award for Best Actor[54], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[55], Academy Award for Best Picture[56], Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film[57], Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama[58], Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama[59], Golden Globe Award for Best Director[60], Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture[61], Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay[62], National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor[63], National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director[64], National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film[65], National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress[66]
  • Executive producer: Bert Schneider[67]
  • Title: Five Easy Pieces[68]

Why It Matters

Five Easy Pieces has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[69] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[70]

FAQs

What awards did Five Easy Pieces receive?

Honors received include National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress[4], New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film[5], New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director[6], and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture[7].

Related Entities

Bob Rafelson California film Jack Nicholson Karen Black Museum of Modern Art Netflix Ralph Waite Toni Basil United States Washington

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [69] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [70] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  5. 15w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1970-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1970-09-12T00:00:00Z, +1970-10-04T00:00:00Z +2
    Screenwriter → Carole Eastman, Bob Rafelson
    Part of → National Film Registry
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