Colossal

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Colossal

R

2017

1h 50m

Comedy

Drama

Fantasy

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Gloria is an out-of-work party girl who leaves New York and moves back to her hometown after getting kicked out of her apartment by her boyfriend. When news reports surface that a giant creature is destroying Seoul, South Korea, Gloria gradually comes to the realization that she is somehow connected to this far-off phenomenon. As events begin to spiral out of control, she must figure out why her seemingly insignificant existence is having such a colossal effect on the fate of the world.

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Critics Consensus

Colossal's singular strangeness can be disorienting, but viewers who hang on may find that its genre-defying execution -- and Anne Hathaway's performance -- is well worth the ride.

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K. Austin Collins

The Ringer

Aug 10, 2017

Colossal feeld like something of a liberatory tale.

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Angie Han

Slashfilm

Jun 13, 2017

7/10

Vigalondo's strong vision, along with sensitive work by Hathaway and Sudeikis, ensures that Colossal never feels like anything other than completely itself.

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Jun 6, 2017

4/5

A dazzlingly original fantasy conceit, worked to perfection.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Jul 18, 2025

4/5

Wholly original and downright weird on many fronts, “Colossal” is the most eccentric monster movie you may ever see.

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Ankit Ojha

Cinema Elite

Jul 9, 2024

4.5/5

Nacho Vigalondo’s latest is a film that’s equal parts indie rom-com, psychological horror, and monster-movie seems never to miss a single step.

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Anthony McGlynn

Vague Visages

Feb 6, 2024

Introduced as the classic nice guy, Oscar’s arc is not only an ideal foil for Gloria’s journey, but forms the reactive core of the film’s biting take on gender and ego.

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Paul I

@RT27239624 Sep 4, 2026

I saw Ann Hathaway and thought ok, must be a film that I missed. But I think the universe is trying to make everyone miss this film. Nothing ever made sense and some of the acting other than Ann’s role was awful. Poorly. Correction a very poorly directed film.

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Gautam B

@RT24127858 Sep 3, 2026

I like the way the all possible love interests of Gloria are totally unfit to be a good partner, each in their own way. I do feel that the ending has a strong message.

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Chris M

@RT22346841 Aug 14, 2026

This didn't turn out to be quite what I expected but I still really liked it. Hathaway and Sudekis are both great.

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Kim K

@Kimmmmmmmm Aug 10, 2026

The beginning was promising and that it all turned to bs. The only remotely sane person is her ex boyfriend. The character backstory felt flat. And why is the bad person bad? Well just because.. and comedy? I’m still waiting for the comedy part. Massively disappointed

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Priya C

@Sci-FiTrekkie Aug 4, 2026

Colossal is a film with excellent performances. It captured my attention throughout but the later half of the film had disappointing backstory exposition.

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Alex K

@Alexandroid Jul 26, 2026

I really hoped this movie is not as bad as other people say. Nope! It's pretty bad... No amount of star acting can save a poorly written plot. Just hire good writers, people! It's unbelievable how much money is wasted on poorly written movies these days. Jason Sudeikis' character is miscast, IMO. He plays a guy who looks nice at first but turns out to be an abusive villain psychopath. But this transformation is clunky and I had a hard time believing his character is real. Again, hard to blame an actor when the plot is so bad... ...I mean, if this was written by middle schoolers and was a PG-13 movie instead of R, with some cheesy romance, maybe then this movie would work out. But, no, it's pretty much a waste of time. I've seen worse, but still, it's firmly down there. Don't be seduced by a star cast.

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Synopsis

Gloria is an out-of-work party girl who leaves New York and moves back to her hometown after getting kicked out of her apartment by her boyfriend. When news reports surface that a giant creature is destroying Seoul, South Korea, Gloria gradually comes to the realization that she is somehow connected to this far-off phenomenon. As events begin to spiral out of control, she must figure out why her seemingly insignificant existence is having such a colossal effect on the fate of the world.

Director: Nacho Vigalondo
Producer: Zev Foreman, Russell Levine, Dominic Rustam, Nicolas Chartier, Nahikari Ipina
Screenwriter: Nacho Vigalondo
Distributor: Neon
Production Co: Sayaka Producciones Audiovisuales, Route One Entertainment, Voltage Pictures, Union Investment Partners, Brightlight Pictures, Voltage Producciones
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 7, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 10, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.0M
Runtime: 1h 50m

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