Reception
Scent of a Woman was released to an overwhelmingly positive critical reception. The film holds a 88% approval rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, and 7.8/10 stars on IMDB.com based on 29 critic reviews.
Al Pacino won an Academy Award for Best Actor, the first of his career after 7 previous nominations.
Some criticised the film for its length. Variety's Todd McCarthy said it "goes on nearly an hour too long. Newsweek's David Ansen believes that the "two-character conceit doesn't warrant a two-and-a-half-hour running time".
American Film Institute recognition:
- AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes:
- "Hoo-ah!" - Nominated
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