ANIMA

Released Jun 26, 2019

15m

Drama

Music

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In a short musical film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, Thom Yorke of Radiohead scores and stars in a mind-bending visual piece. Best played loud.

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Thom Yorke's eerie compositions blend perfectly with Paul Thomas Anderon's ethereal direction to form a bewitching meditation on alienation and what it means to connect.

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Thom Yorke at his vaguely unsettling best.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/19/23

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psyche999 E

It was overall a great concept, but I do not think it was necessarily a me movie. The choreography was outstanding, it almost feeling like watching an elaborate theatrical musical, and the whole idea of an album transcribed into film was just purely majestical. I simply did not really understand it as a whole, unfortunately. I don't think it's the fault of the director or of the artist behind the album. If I had a deep understanding of what it truly represented, then the score would've been much higher.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

The cover and concept of this short film is pretty cool, but I guess this isn't my type of film. The music sounds good - although the film itself doesn't touch me emotionally at all. I understand the message of this film is truthful about our modern day society, but the choreography ruins it.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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This is a movie that i will re-watch for sure but i will just because of the visuals. There is no story but that's understandable because this is kind of a long music video. At a first viewing i was curious what is happening but 2nd viewing was boring and the only two things i was thinking then were the metaphors and visuals. I recommend it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

Dawn Chorus will make you cry your eyes out.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Audience Member

Could have fininshed it in 5 minutes, but PTA decided to bore us to hell with it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Paul Thomas Anderson

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Thom Yorke

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Dajana Roncione

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Sara Murphy

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Paul Thomas Anderson

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Erica Frauman

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Andrew McMillen

The Australian

[Anima's] a compelling piece of art that's well worth your time.

Jul 11, 2019

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Jordan Hoffman

TV Guide

[T]his is undeniably great filmmaking.

Jul 8, 2019

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

"Anima" is something special.

Jul 8, 2019

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Prahlad Srihari

Firstpost

The world of Anima could easily exist in a universe, somewhere between Metropolis and THX 1138 -- evoking the underlying angst about capitalism and technology's sway over both society and the individual.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 23, 2020

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Stephen Porzio

HeadStuff

The minute the credits roll, you'll just want to rewind to the beginning.

Sep 27, 2019

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Shikhar Verma

High on Films

Inspired by Carl Jung's theories of the unconsciousness, the Netflix produced Anima is everything - Brash, imperfect, absurd, honest, abstract and ultimately beautiful.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 25, 2019

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Synopsis

In a short musical film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, Thom Yorke of Radiohead scores and stars in a mind-bending visual piece. Best played loud.

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Distributor: IMAX
Production Co: PASTEL
Genre: Drama, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 26, 2019, Limited
Release Date (DVD): Jun 27, 2019
Runtime: 15m