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- Pan’s Labyrinth (22 Minutes) At 22 minutes, Guillermo del Toro clocked perhaps the longest standing ovation in Cannes history with “Pan’s Labyrinth.” The fantasy-horror classic went on to win three Oscars.
- Fahrenheit 9/11 (20 Minutes) After picking up a 13-minute ovation in 2002 for “Bowling for Columbine,” Michael Moore returned to Cannes in 2004 with even greater success thanks to “Fahrenheit 9/11.”
- Mud (18 Minutes) Jeff Nichols’ “Mud” didn’t win any prizes at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, but it did earn a massive 18-minute standing ovation. Tye Sheridan and Jacob Lofland play two Arkansas teenagers who discover a fugitive (Matthew McConaughey) living on an island along the Mississippi River.
- The Neon Demon (17 Minutes) It may have earned boos, but Nicolas Winding Refn’s fashion world-horror movie “The Neon Demon” also scored a humungous 17-minute standing ovation at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.
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With 22 minutes, Pan's Labyrinth (2006) holds the record for longest standing ovation. [1]
- The Artist (2011) - 12 Minutes
- Elvis (2022) - 12 Minutes
- Bowling For Columbine (2002) - 13 Minutes
- Belle (2021) - 14 Minutes
- Capernaum (2018) - 15 Minutes
- The Paperboy (2012) - 15 Minutes
- The Neon Demon (2016) - 17 Minutes
- Mud (2012) - 18 Minutes
- Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) - 20 Minutes
- Pan's Labyrinth (2006) - 22 Minutes
This Oscar Best Picture winner established a solid early buzz around it with a 12-minute standing ovation. Set in Hollywood back in the 20s, the silent movie star, George Valentin, is worried that the arrival of talking pictures might take his stardom away, as he develops a relationship with a young dancer set for a big break. Related: 10 Best Blac...
Elvis was one of the most anticipated movies in the Cannes 2022 lineupand the latest addition to its standing ovation record-breakers, making the crowd go wild at the exuberance of this biopic about the legendary King of Rock 'n Roll. Crafted by the lauded hands of Baz Luhrman, the movie tells the story of Elvis as seen through the complicated rela...
Considered by many to be Michael Moore's best film, Bowling For Columbineis a groundbreaking documentary feature on USA's predilection for gun violence. Still relevant as ever, the film analyses the specifics of this fascination for guns and the effects of a country where anyone has the potential to purchase a constitutionally protected Uzi, for ex...
This Japanese anime feature starts in a simple rural setting, as the 17-years-old Suzu retreats into her painful past. When she finds out about a massive online reality called "U," she dives into her alternate persona, Belle, a globally-beloved pop singer. Related: 10 Weirdest Animated Movies Of All Time Crafting a beautifully animated internet wor...
Starring a real-life refugee in an unforgettable child performance, Capernaumfollows a 12-year-old impoverished boy scrambling to survive on the streets of Beirut. He sues his parents for having brought him to such an unfair world, where being a refugee with no documents usually means having basic human rights denied. Nominated to Best Foreign Lang...
Poorly received by critics after its Cannes premiere, The Paperboyfailed to maintain the hype it created after 15 minutes of standing ovation. The movie follows an investigative reporter and his partner as they travel to Florida to look into a career-making case involving a death row inmate. With an incredible ensemble cast, The Paperboy is a fun c...
The Neon Demonremains as one of the most divisive movies of recent years, but for the audience at Cannes, it was certainly a big yes. Set in a surreal L.A., Jesse is an aspiring model that attracts the unwanted obsession of sinister integrants of the fashion industry, with the intention to take hold of her beauty. Staying on the verge of horror thr...
Mixing a coming-of-age narrative with an engaging drama, Mudwowed audiences at Cannes 2012. Two boys find a fugitive on an island by the Mississippi River and form a pact to help him reunite with his lover and escape. The initial thoughts on the film described it as a remarkable vision of youth and a heart-warming story. Related: Matthew McConaughe...
Another movie by Michael Moore, Fahrenheit 9/11 is certainly his most controversial work until now. It documents Moore's vision of what happened to the United States after the 9/11 tragedy, and how the Bush Administration allegedly used the event to push forward the US's unwanted influence in the Middle East, escalating wars and political conflicts...
22 minutes of standing ovation is a feat that another movie will hardly accomplish anytime soon. Pan's Labyrinthpremiere at Cannes felt almost like an event in itself due to such warm praise. Guillermo Del Toro's masterpiece is a dark fantasy tale about a little girl living with her tyrannical stepfather and her pregnant mother, as she discovers a ...
May 22, 2023 · The longest recorded standing ovation at Cannes was for "Pan's Labyrinth," which received a 22-minute-long block of applause in 2006, per Quartz. In 2004, "Fahrenheit 9/11" nearly beat that...
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May 20, 2024 · Many surprising films have earned the longest standing ovations in Cannes history, with the longest recorded reaching an astounding 22 minutes! Click through to find out the films with the most physically demanding fanfare.
May 20, 2024 · A 2006 dark fantasy movie received a 22–minute–long standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival, setting a record that still stands today.
