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Mask (1985) | Ranked Top 24% · CriticCrunch

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Mask

Movie1985·120 min

Mask

Directed by Peter Bogdanovich

An Academy Award-winning drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich. Winner of Best Makeup & Hairstyling.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 24%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.3/10

498 ratings

About Mask

A significantly deformed but highly intelligent teenage boy and his biker gang mother attempt to live as normal a life as possible under the circumstances.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Contemplative
Story Tags: parenthood nurture, isolation loneliness, late 20th century, american regional, small town, parent child, close friendship, outsider misfit, underdog, fish out of water, slow burn reveal, young first love

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Details

Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Language: English

Cast

Cher, Sam Elliott, Eric Stoltz

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Awards

🏆Oscar Winner — Best Makeup & Hairstyling (1985)

Where to Watch Mask

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How Mask Ranks

All movies

Top 24%

1980s movies

Top 25%

Drama movies

Top 24%

1980s Drama movies

Top 29%

Peter Bogdanovich films#6 of 9

Top 24% All movies.

the vibe

Mask Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetintenseapproachablelight-touchpersonalearnest

gritty

contemplative

What it's about

fish out of waterslow-burn revealparenthood nurtureisolation lonelinessoutsider misfitunderdogparent childclose friendshipyoung first loveamerican regionalsmall townlate 20th century

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

grittygritty