Beasts of the Southern Wild

"I gotta take care of mine."

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Ratings & Reviews

6.8/10

1,131 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

Sundance Film Festival U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize

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Other Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

MTV Movie for Best Breakthrough Performance

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Academy Awards

📋 4 nominations

Nominated

Best Picture

Best Director

Best Actress

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

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BAFTA Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Best Adapted Screenplay

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Other Awards

🏆 6 wins•📋 13 nominations

Won

Caméra d'Or

Independent Spirit for Best Cinematography

Broadcast Film Critics Association for Best Young Performer

Grand prix du Festival de Deauville

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

NAACP Image for Outstanding Independent Motion Picture

Nominated

Satellite for Best Original Score

Independent Spirit for Best Film

Independent Spirit for Best Female Lead

Independent Spirit for Best Director

BET for Best Movie

BIFA for Best Foreign Independent Film

Producers Guild of America for Best Theatrical Motion Picture

NAACP Image for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

Satellite for Best Cinematography

NAACP Image for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

NAACP Image for Outstanding Motion Picture

Broadcast Film Critics Association for Best Actress

Broadcast Film Critics Association for Best Film

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$1.8M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$21.1M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$19.3M

ROI: +1073%

Budget Recovery1173% of budget

$0|Budget: $1.8M|Revenue: $21.1M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

26.9K

Daily Avg

455

7-Day Trend

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

New Orleans

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Story Setting

Set In

New Orleans

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Ben Richardson

Music / Score

Dan RomerBenh Zeitlin

Production Companies

Journeyman PicturesCinereach

Distributors

MozinetNetflixSearchlight Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Beasts of the Southern Wild

Available in 23 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG-13	HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom12A	Amazon Prime Video, Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel, Sundance Now Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	BFI Player	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, BFI Player, YouTube, JustWatch TV	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Canada	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	Tubi TV	Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video
AustraliaM	—	—	JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG-13

United Kingdom12A

AustraliaM

Germany12

Brazil10 anos

Switzerland12

Denmark11

GRΚ

+4 more countries

Production

Director

Benh Zeitlin

Writers

Benh Zeitlin, Lucy Alibar, Lucy Alibar

Production Companies

CinereachCourt 13 PicturesJourneyman PicturesSeville International

Cast

Quvenzhané Wallis

Hushpuppy

Dwight Henry

Wink

Levy Easterly

Jean Battiste

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Gina Montana

Miss Bathsheeba

Lowell Landes

Walrus

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Pamela Harper

Little Jo

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Amber Henry

LZA

Jonshel Alexander

Joy Strong

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Nicholas Clark

Boy with Bell

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Joseph Brown

Winston

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Henry D. Coleman

Peter T

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Kaliana Brower

T-Lou

Tags & Keywords

explosiverefugee camphurricanefloodingglobal warmingbased on play or musicalbayoucrabprehistoric creaturestormcelebrationmagic realismaurochtough lovedefrost

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