Kinds of Kindness
Seen it?2024 | 164 min | Comedy, Drama
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
It's still drawing plenty of interest, but a lukewarm 6.5 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office held it back. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Eyes Wide Shut or Happiness, start here.
- The mood
- Darkly funny, emotional (bring tissues).
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 44 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence, drug use and sex.
- It's long: 2 hr 44 min.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
71% on Rotten Tomatoes, 64 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.5 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
Won 1 Cannes award: Cannes Film Festival: Best Actor. Also nominated for 2 Golden Globes and 1 more Cannes award.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$16 million worldwide on a $15 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 890K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
- Emma StoneRita / Liz / Emily
- Jesse PlemonsRobert / Daniel / Andrew
- Willem DafoeRaymond / George / Omi
- Margaret QualleyVivian / Martha / Ruth / Rebecca
- Hong ChauSarah / Sharon / Aka
- Mamoudou AthieWill / Neil / Morgue Nurse
- Joe AlwynCollectibles Appraiser / Passenger / Joseph
- Hunter SchaferAnna
- Yorgos StefanakosR.M.F.
- Fadeke AdeolaParamedic