Kinds of Kindness

2024 · 164 min · EN · R · 6.5 (1,383 votes)

Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos · Starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Mamoudou Athie · Music Jerskin Fendrix

“We might all be in danger.”

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A triptych fable following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.

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This is a deeply unsettling, darkly comedic plunge into the absurd corners of human nature. Expect a slow-burn journey through moral ambiguity, where control and identity are constantly challenged. Its Lanthimosian surrealism and bleak humor create a transgressive, thought-provoking experience, best suited for those seeking challenging, uncomfortable cinema.

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