Emilia Pérez

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From renegade auteur Jacques Audiard comes Emilia Pérez, an audacious fever dream that defies genres and expectations. Through liberating song and dance and bold visuals, this odyssey follows the journey of four remarkable women in Mexico, each pursuing their own happiness. The fearsome cartel leader Emilia (Karla Sofía Gascón) enlists Rita (Zoe Saldaña), an unappreciated lawyer stuck in a dead-end job, to help fake her death so that Emilia can finally live authentically as her true self.

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Karla Sofía Gascón is Emilia Perez in a swaggering musical crime thriller of genre-bending fascination that is also an unapologetically trans story.

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Adam Kempenaar

Filmspotting

Whatever its failings are as a musical, Emilia Perez makes up for it as a tragic melodrama.

Rated: 3.5/5

Feb 15, 2025

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Jack Hamilton

Slate

Rather than enhancing the film’s narrative, the music functions as a loud and gimmicky distraction from storytelling that can’t be bothered to do even the most basic work of connecting its audience to its setting and characters.

Jan 23, 2025

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

It’s cheesy and loopy and fun to watch but I think its Oscar buzz is a bit over the top.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 17, 2025

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Alexandra Parker

Mediaversity Reviews

Several great movies centering trans characters came out in 2024. Yet it is Emilia Pérez that has soaked up all the awards attention.

Rated: F

Feb 13, 2025

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Armond White

National Review

Audiard has referred to his script as a libretto, but Emilia Pérez stretches past operatic goofiness. Each aria-song, through middling Latin pop and rap hybrids, expresses the egomania of sociopaths.

Feb 8, 2025

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Nicolás Medina

Montevideo Portal / Latido Beat

Emilia Pérez does not ask for forgiveness or permission. What she offers is a unique experience, one that challenges both the viewer and the current cinematic landscape. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 10/10

Feb 7, 2025

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Not the most exciting movie in the world

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/25

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Thomas A

Some admirable sequences and performances, but yeesh. The terrible script undermines any of the good work. Offensively mashes together very serious political human issues with a kind of bad soap opera plotting that has no idea what it's trying to say, and does a corny job saying even that much. One of the worst films I've seen. Jaw-droppingly bad and also just kinda boring. Given the subject matter it should have been riveting, but the execution felt like a bad tv special.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/19/25

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Rob

Liked…great story and acting… everything was unexpected from the plot twist, singing and dancing …drama, action and music… the appeal is so broad… International hit!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/25

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Regis M

Not for everyone UFO kind of movie. But it's perfect.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/24/24

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Patrick H

Incredibly original, beautifully filmed, compelling story and amazing acting.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/16/24

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lionel g

Inventive , captivating, touching and much more . Zoe Saldana steals the movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/02/24

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Synopsis

From renegade auteur Jacques Audiard comes Emilia Pérez, an audacious fever dream that defies genres and expectations. Through liberating song and dance and bold visuals, this odyssey follows the journey of four remarkable women in Mexico, each pursuing their own happiness. The fearsome cartel leader Emilia (Karla Sofía Gascón) enlists Rita (Zoe Saldaña), an unappreciated lawyer stuck in a dead-end job, to help fake her death so that Emilia can finally live authentically as her true self.

Director: Jacques Audiard
Producer: Jacques Audiard, Valérie Schermann, Pascal Caucheteux, Anthony Vaccarello
Screenwriter: Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Page 114, France 2 Cinéma, Pathé, Why Not Productions, Logical Content Ventures, Les Films du Fleuve, Pimienta Films
Rating: R (Sexual Material|Language|Some Violent Content)
Genre: Musical, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 1, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 13, 2024
Runtime: 2h 12m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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