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EO

Seen it?

2022 | 88 min | Drama, Adventure

Friday Night Flick

Why it’s a Friday Night Flick

Critics loved it (96% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it drew serious awards attention. Make plans for this one.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for adventure fans. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
The mood
Exciting.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 28 min.
What might put you off
  • An animal is harmed or dies.
  • Audiences were cooler on it than critics.

The world is a mysterious place when seen through the eyes of an animal. EO, a grey donkey with melancholic eyes, meets good and bad people on his life’s path, experiences joy and pain, endures the wheel of fortune randomly turn his luck into disaster and his despair into unexpected bliss. But not even for a moment does he lose his innocence.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsVery strong

    96% on Rotten Tomatoes, 85 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.5 out of 10

  • AwardsStrong

    Won 2 Cannes awards: Cannes Film Festival: Jury Prize, Cannes Soundtrack Award: Paweł Mykietyn. Also nominated for 1 Oscar and 1 more Cannes award. Plus 16 other awards.

  • Box office & staying powerWeak

    $1 million worldwide

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 46K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski

  • Sandra DrzymalskaKasandra
  • Isabelle HuppertThe Countess
  • Lorenzo ZurzoloVito
  • Mateusz KościukiewiczMateo
  • Tomasz OrganekZiom
  • Lolita ChammahDora
  • Agata SasinowskaKaja
  • Anna RokitaDorota
  • Michał PrzybysławskiZenek
  • Gloria IradukundaZea