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Manchester by the Sea

2016 film by Kenneth Lonergan
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Key Facts

  • Award received: AACTA International Award for Best Actor[1], AACTA International Award for Best Screenplay[2], Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor[3], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[4], Academy Award for Best Actor[5], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[6], National Board of Review Award for Best Film[7]
  • Director: Kenneth Lonergan[8]
  • Screenwriter: Kenneth Lonergan[9]
  • Composer: Lesley Barber[10]
  • Genre: drama film[11]
  • Cast member: Casey Affleck[12], Michelle Williams[13], Kyle Chandler[14], Lucas Hedges[15], Gretchen Mol[16], Tate Donovan[17], Kara Hayward[18], Erica McDermott[19], Matthew Broderick[20], Heather Burns[21], Josh Hamilton[22], Kenneth Lonergan[23], Stephen Henderson[24], Anna Baryshnikov[25]
  • Producer: Matt Damon[26], Chris Moore[27]
  • Production company: Pearl Street Films[28]
  • Director of photography: Jody Lee Lipes[29], Sam Ellison[30]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[31]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[32], DVD[33]
  • Review score: 8.8/10[34], 96%[35], 96/100[36], 7.8/10[37]
  • Color: color[38]
  • Country of origin: United States[39]
  • Publication date: January 23, 2016[40], January 19, 2017[41], February 23, 2017[42], February 2, 2017[43]
  • Distributed by: Roadside Attractions[44], Amazon MGM Studios[45], InterCom[46], Fandango at Home[47]
  • Narrative location: Quincy[48], Manchester-by-the-Sea[49]
  • Official website: http://manchesterbytheseathemovie.com/[50]
  • Filming location: Manchester-by-the-Sea[51]
  • Main subject: coming to terms with the past[52], coping[53], death of a sibling[54], parental death[55], human bonding[56], guilt[57]
  • Film editor: Jennifer Lame[58]
  • Nominated for: AACTA International Award for Best Film[59], AACTA International Award for Best Direction[60]

FAQs

What awards did Manchester by the Sea receive?

Honors received include AACTA International Award for Best Actor[1], AACTA International Award for Best Screenplay[2], Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor[3], and Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[4].

Related Entities

Casey Affleck DVD film Gretchen Mol Kenneth Lonergan Lucas Hedges Matt Damon Matthew Broderick Michelle Williams Tate Donovan United States

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