Anomalisa

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Anomalisa

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2016

1h 30m

Comedy

Drama

Animation

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An inspirational speaker (David Thewlis) becomes reinvigorated after meeting a lively woman (Jennifer Jason Leigh) who shakes up his mundane existence.

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Critics Consensus

Anomalisa marks another brilliant and utterly distinctive highlight in Charlie Kaufman's filmography, and a thought-provoking treat for fans of introspective cinema.

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Suzette Smith

Bitch Media

02/09/2021

Kaufman has created a very smart movie, and I ended up liking it for what it was. It is not a heartwarming romp. It is a dense, sneaky movie about narcissism, cruelty, and Lisa's own shy resilience.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

08/16/2016

3/4

Anomalisa is fascinating, and I cannot say I was ever bored by anything that Kaufman and Johnson were choosing to show me.

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

04/27/2016

By the time Michael and Lisa are up in that hotel room, trying so heroically to say the right thing, the picture has transcended its gimmicks.

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Brendan Cassidy

InSession Film

08/02/2024

Anomalisa is one of the most unique animated films I've ever seen, and arguably the most "human" film of the year.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

08/14/2022

1/5

Examining "Anomalisa" for the romance and humanity is more arduous than liberating for what Kaufman is trying to say about inspiration.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

04/23/2022

4/4

Those who give themselves over to Anomalisa will find a brilliant and profound look through Kaufman's eyes, always a rare and exceptional experience.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Nov 25

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Jack F

@MovieFan111 Nov 25

Um, what to say about this one... Let's just say this movie is only for adults. I don't really want to see it again. Really cool and unique though.

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Forty P

Aug 6

My all-time favorite animated film! It's an amazing, surreal, yet relatable and beautiful experience for everyone. It's so beautiful, relatable and touching.

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Russell S

Apr 9

This is quite possibly the worst movie of all rime

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Mason M

Mar 29

I think that this is the best film that Charlie Kaufman ever directed, and one of his best works overall. Kaufman is really great at writing deep and nuanced characters, but he's not so great at making really big and over the top things. So Anomalisa is perfect in it's wonderful simplicity, a heartbreaking look at this one magical moment in this man's life. And the use of animation in this film was great to make both the vision come to life, and how it's greatly incorporated into the plot. But this film succeeds largely in its deeply human subtlety, which let's the beautiful characters shine through.

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Oaklee D

@ODie63 Jan 16

An interesting stop motion film in theory, upon watching it though I don't think the ideas in the movie work. Now a big issue I have with this film is the main character is a complete jerk, which would be fine if there was some character development as we progressed but there isn't and that makes it hard to like him at all. This film was ok but is definitely not for everyone, Maybe I had high expectations due to everyone raving about this film BUT I honestly don't see the hype. Just because Charlie Kaufman played a huge part in making this film doesn't mean we should blow smoke up his backside. Forgive me for calling a spade a spade but this movie is not all that great. In closing I'm going to say this WITNESSING STOP MOTION CUNNINGLINGUS WAS NOT ON MY 2025 BINGO CARD! YET HERE WE ARE.

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Synopsis

An inspirational speaker (David Thewlis) becomes reinvigorated after meeting a lively woman (Jennifer Jason Leigh) who shakes up his mundane existence.

Director: Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson
Producer: Rosa Tran, Duke Johnson, Charlie Kaufman, Dino Stamatopoulos
Screenwriter: Charlie Kaufman
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Snoot Entertainment, Starburns Industries
Rating: R (Language|Graphic Nudity|Strong Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 18, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.4M
Runtime: 1h 30m

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