Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2011): Ratings & Box Office
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives is a 2011 fantasy comedy directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul. It runs 1 hour 54 minutes and earned $1.2 million worldwide. It earned 1 award nomination, including Best Foreign Film at the Spirit Awards 2011. Critics gave it 90% on Rotten Tomatoes and 87 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.7/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 54m (114 min)
- Director
- Apichatpong Weerasethakul
- Original language
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Thai - Studio
- Strand Releasing
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives About?
The premise of Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
As Uncle Boonmee’s life draws to a close, he is visited by the spirits of his deceased wife and his son, who disappeared years earlier and now appears in a transformed state. Guided by a young woman and her daughter, the dying man journeys into a mystical jungle cave to confront the mysteries of his failing health and past lives. He is surrounded by a dreamlike landscape filled with beauty and unsettling revelations, ultimately seeking understanding and acceptance as he faces his final moments.
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- cave
- deathbed
- funeral
- deadpan comedy
- zoophilia
- sex with an animal
- past life relationship
- interspecies sex
- slow cinema
- art film
- death of title character
- reference to laos
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- spirit
- gentle cinema
- wife
- man
- long lost son
- illness
- jungle
- kidney failure
- ghost
- cell phone
- buddhist funeral
- womb
- grotto
- underworld
- jewelry
- wading in water
- waterfall
- non sequitur
- ambiguity
- soul transmigration
- manifestation
- eating
- food
- dialysis
- brother in law sister in law relationship
- enchanted forest
- prologue
- glowing eye
- humanoid
- parallel lives
- multiple time frames
- forest
- animism
- bed
- low budget film
- father son relationship
- family relationships
- brother sister relationship
The Director of Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
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Director Apichatpong Weerasethakul
More from Apichatpong Weerasethakul
More films directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, best-rated first: Blissfully Yours, Cemetery of Splendor, Tropical Malady and Syndromes and a Century.
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives 90% on Rotten Tomatoes and 87 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.7/10.
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IMDb 6.7 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 90% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 61%
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Metacritic 87 Metascore
User score 7.2
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TMDB 67% User score
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Letterboxd 3.9 /5
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Movie Insider 3.2 /5
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Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives Plot Summary
What happens in Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In a serene grassy landscape, a water buffalo manages to break free from its tether and wanders into the depths of a forest, where it catches the attention of a man wielding a sickle. Unbeknownst to them, a shadowy figure with red eyes observes from afar.
Full summary
The whole story of Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, scene by scene
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives Box Office
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives grossed $1.2 million worldwide. $184,292 came from the US and Canada and $1 million (85%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$1.2M
- US & Canada
- $184.3K
- International
- $1M
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives Awards & Nominations
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives earned 1 award nomination, including Best Foreign Film at the Spirit Awards 2011.
1 nomination1 ceremony
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Spirit Awards 2011 1 nomination- Nominated Best Foreign Film
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives Trailers & Videos
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What is Boonmee's main health issue throughout the film?
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives Also Known As
32 alternative titles, including “Oncle Boonmee (celui qui se souvient de ses vies antérieures)” and “Wujek Boonmee, który potrafi przywolac swoje poprzednie wcielenia”.
- Also known as
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- Oncle Boonmee (celui qui se souvient de ses vies antérieures)
- Wujek Boonmee, który potrafi przywolac swoje poprzednie wcielenia
- Uncle Boonmee erinnert sich an seine früheren Leben
- Tio Boonmee
- Que Pode Recordar Suas Vidas Passadas
- Onkel Boonmee som kan huske sine tidligere liv
- 波米叔叔的前世今生
- El hombre que podía recordar sus vidas pasadas (Tío Boonme)
- Loong Boonmee raleuk chat
- Onkel Boonmee som kan erindre sine tidligere liv
- Farbror Boonmee som minns sina tidigare liv
- Amcam önceki hayatlarini hatirliyor
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- Lo zio Boonmee che si ricorda le vite precedenti
- Ο θείος Μπούνμι θυμάται τις προηγούμενες ζωές του
- O theios Boonmee thymatai tis proigoumenes zoes tou
- 엉클 분미
- Uncle Boonmee recuerda sus vidas pasadas
- Дядюшка Бунми, который помнит свои прошлые жизни
- O Tio Boonmee, que se Lembra das suas Vidas Anteriores
- 能召回前世的布米叔叔
- Onkel Boonmee erinnert sich an seine früheren Leben
- Tío Boonmee recuerda sus vidas pasadas
- גלגוליו הקודמים של הדוד בונמה
- Boonmee bácsi, aki képes visszaemlékezni korábbi életeire
- L’oncle Boonmee recorda les seves vides anteriors
- Amcam Önceki Hayatlarını Hatırlıyor
- Tio Boonmee, que Pode Recordar Suas Vidas Passadas
- Чичо Буунме си спомня своите няколко живота
- Дядечко Бунмі, який пам'ятає свої минулі життя
- Wujek Boonmee, który potrafi przywołać swoje poprzednie wcielenia
- ブンミおじさんの森
- Strýček Búnmí
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Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives FAQ: Box Office & Awards
Runtime, release date, director, box office, ratings, awards, post-credit scenes and language of Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives?
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives runs 1 hour 54 minutes (114 minutes).
When was Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives released?
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives was released on March 4, 2011.
Who directed Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives?
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives was directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
More films by Apichatpong Weerasethakul How much did Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives make at the box office?
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives grossed $1.2 million worldwide ($184,292 domestic, $1 million international).
How is Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives rated?
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives has 6.7/10 on IMDb, 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, 87 on Metacritic and 67% on TMDB.
Was Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives nominated for any awards?
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives received 1 nomination across 1 ceremony.
Does Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives have a post-credit scene?
No. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives in?
The original language of Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives is Thai.
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