The Machinist
How do you wake up from a nightmare if you’re not asleep?
Trevor, an insomniac lathe operator, experiences unusual occurrences at work and home.A strange man follows him everywhere, but no one else seems to notice him.
- Director
- Brad Anderson
- Worldwide
- $8M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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Trevor, an insomniac lathe operator, experiences unusual occurrences at work and home. A strange man follows him everywhere, but no one else seems to notice him.
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The record
Awards
1 win · 1 nomination
Ignotus Award for Best Audiovisual Production
1 win
- WinnerIgnotus Award for Best Audiovisual Production
Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerJameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Machinist returned 1.6× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $5M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $8M
- Release date
- Sep 24, 2004
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- Spain
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