Amélie
She’ll change your life.
At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others.Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder.But when she bumps into a handsome stranger, will she find the courage to become the star of her very own love story?
- Director
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Humour
- Worldwide
- $174M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Amélie actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. But when she bumps into a handsome stranger, will she find the courage to become the star of her very own love story?
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Amélie appears in 5 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Romance Movies Ranked #20
Placed at #20 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Romance Movies Ranked #21
Placed at #21 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Comedies Ranked #25
Placed at #25 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Comedy Movies Ranked #27
Placed at #27 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #154
Placed at #154 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
11 wins · 14 nominations
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 6 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Cinematography
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best International Feature Film
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Production Design
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Sound
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- WinnerInternational Submission to the Academy Awards
Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film
1 win
- WinnerAmanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film
Crystal Globe
1 win
- WinnerCrystal Globe
European Film Award - People's Choice Award for Best Director
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerEuropean Film Award - People's Choice Award for Best Director
European Film Award for Best Cinematographer
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerEuropean Film Award for Best Cinematographer
European Film Award for Best Director
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerEuropean Film Award for Best Director
European Film Award for Best Film
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerEuropean Film Award for Best Film
Lumière Award for Best Actress
1 win
- WinnerLumière Award for Best Actress
Lumière Award for Best Film
1 win
- WinnerLumière Award for Best Film
Lumière Award for Best Screenplay
1 win
- WinnerLumière Award for Best Screenplay
Lumière Awards
1 win
- WinnerLumière Awards
Silver nugget for the best foreign film
1 win
- WinnerSilver nugget for the best foreign film
César Award for Best Actress
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerCésar Award for Best Actress
European Film Award for Best Actress
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerEuropean Film Award for Best Actress
Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerJameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor
Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerJameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Amélie returned 17.4× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $10M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $174M
- Release date
- Apr 25, 2001
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- French, Russian
- Country
- Germany, France
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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