Jimpa

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Filmmaker Hannah (Olivia Colman) takes her trans nonbinary teenager Frances (Aud Mason-Hyde) to Amsterdam, to visit their gay grandfather--lovingly known as "Jimpa" (John Lithgow). But Frances' desire to stay with Jimpa for a year abroad means Hannah is forced to reconsider her beliefs about parenting, and the stories she has long told about her family. Funny, accessible, full of sadness and joy, and with a wonderful multi-generational cast, JIMPA celebrates LGBTQ+ culture across three generations: Grandfather Jim faces the challenges of aging as a gay man in a generation that never expected to grow old; teenager Frances grapples with the disappointment of their heroes falling short of their ideals; and mother Hannah navigates the differing perspectives of her father and of her child. Surrounding these three is a vibrant family--the family they were born into and the family they continue to create.

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Critics Consensus

Olivia Coleman and John Lithgow turn in wonderful performances but this overly sentimental attempt at pathos often overstays its welcome.

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Clint Worthington

RogerEbert.com

5d

2/4

Queer people want more from their rep than being anthropologically observed from the sidelines, and straight people have watched enough 'Drag Race’ to already be familiar with the concepts this film treats as novel.

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Natalia Winkelman

New York Times

Feb 5

If only the film didn't ask the audience to invest in so very many subplots; the clutter ends up sucking the air out of all of them.

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Diego Semerene

Slant Magazine

Feb 3

1.5/4

Jimpa’s exploration of non-binary identity ultimately proves superficial.

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

1d

The aim here is clearly to look at intergenerational conflicts and connections, but the results is largely a jumble that could have used a sharper focus

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Abbie Bernstein

Assignment X

4d

B

Jimpa is largely about how people cope with the contradictions of human individuals and of life, depicted in a most affectionate manner.

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John Stark

Mac the Movie Guy

6d

72/100

John Lithgow is simply divine in this coming of age story where three generations in the same family all come of their respective ages.

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Howie B

@Howie10 1d

What makes this film both entertaining and comforting is that it is a true story. Stretching from Adelaide to Amsterdam its authenticity is what makes this appealing. As one who has lived through this entire time period it is the closet to ‘as it has been’. Uncomfortable at times as I’ve known men who did marry and then realised and confronted the lie. Their stories not dissimilar in many respects. Some stayed within the marriage ‘for the sake of the children’ or ‘for the pressures from the extended family’, others like the film moved on. The best work I’ve seen from John Lithgow. Olivia Colman portrays the daughter, mother, wife, film maker and heterosexual superbly. Full marks!

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Sophie Hyde

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Frances

Daniel Henshall

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Filmmaker Hannah (Olivia Colman) takes her trans nonbinary teenager Frances (Aud Mason-Hyde) to Amsterdam, to visit their gay grandfather--lovingly known as "Jimpa" (John Lithgow). But Frances' desire to stay with Jimpa for a year abroad means Hannah is forced to reconsider her beliefs about parenting, and the stories she has long told about her family. Funny, accessible, full of sadness and joy, and with a wonderful multi-generational cast, JIMPA celebrates LGBTQ+ culture across three generations: Grandfather Jim faces the challenges of aging as a gay man in a generation that never expected to grow old; teenager Frances grapples with the disappointment of their heroes falling short of their ideals; and mother Hannah navigates the differing perspectives of her father and of her child. Surrounding these three is a vibrant family--the family they were born into and the family they continue to create.

Director: Sophie Hyde
Producer: Liam Heyen, Sophie Hyde, Bryan Mason, Marleen Slot
Screenwriter: Matthew Cormack, Sophie Hyde
Distributor: Kino Lorber
Production Co: Closer Productions, Mad Ones Films
Genre: Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 6, 2026, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 24, 2026
Box Office (Gross USA): $18.1K
Runtime: 1h 53m

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