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Carnal Knowledge (1971) · CriticCrunch

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Carnal Knowledge

Movie1971·98 min

Carnal Knowledge

Directed by Mike Nichols

Drama Romance Comedy

An Oscar-nominated drama romance film directed by Mike Nichols.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 62%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.6/10

236 ratings

About Carnal Knowledge

Two lifelong friends navigate complex sexual encounters and emotional entanglements, wrestling with societal norms and personal desires.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Bleak (1 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Contemplative
Story Tags: coming of age, infidelity, obsession, new york, high school campus, close friendship, romantic partners, anti hero, everyman, nonlinear flashback, rise and fall

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Details

Director: Mike Nichols
Language: English

Cast

Jack Nicholson, Candice Bergen, Art Garfunkel

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Awards

◆Oscar Nominee — Best Supporting Actress (1971)

How Carnal Knowledge Ranks

All movies

Top 62%

1970s movies

Top 80%

Drama movies

Top 64%

Mike Nichols films#14 of 17

Top 62% All movies.

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Carnal Knowledge Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenselayeredlight-touchpersonalbleakgrittycontemplative

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

grittygritty

nonlinear flashback

rise & fall

coming of age

infidelity

obsession

anti-hero

everyman

close friendship

romantic partners

New York

high school

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

bleak 1/9bleak 1/9