Kinds of Kindness

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Kinds of Kindness

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2024

2h 44m

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KINDS OF KINDNESS is a triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.

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Critics Consensus

A cold-hearted triptych brimming with caustic wit, Kinds of Kindness is Yorgos Lanthimos at his most misanthropic -- and bitingly funny.

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Lanthimos reliably threads the fascinating and discomforting in Kinds of Kindness, a series of entries that may scratch those with an itch for pretentious weirdness and absurd vibes.

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Steve Pond

TheWrap

08/08/2024

“Kindness,” which displays precious little of its title virtue, is a cornucopia of black humor, dark thrills and assorted murders, couplings and things that make you go eeewww.

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Adam Kempenaar

Filmspotting

07/19/2024

2.5/5

...a film about the human condition but not about humans.

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Wenlei Ma

The Nightly (AU)

07/13/2024

3.5/5

Kinds of Kindness, like the other works from Lanthimos and Filippou’s partnership, is spikier, intentionally mannered, and far more challenging. But at least when you’re squirming, you know you’re not bored.

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Stephen Garrett

Book & Film Globe

Aug 26

4/5

It’s a serious look at average people navigating a world that all too often feels alarmingly unserious.

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Clotilde Chinnici

The People's Movies

Aug 19

3.5/5

Its brilliant performances and interesting plotlines – if not only a little absurd at times – elevate the movie and make it a true Lanthimos classic that fans of the director will recognise and love.

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Guillermo Troncoso

Screen Realm

Jul 27

2.5/5

Heavy on the craziness and, unfortunately, light on the engagement... The three loosely connected stories here all have interesting elements, but they unfold in lethargic ways.

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Sue K

Apr 29

If I could give less than 1 star, I would. This movie was AWFUL!

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Breckan

Jan 9

A weird yet compelling series of events that questions society and its normalities.

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Renata

Dec 24

I love how Dafoe is portrayed almost like a god in these stories

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Brock

11/26/2024

Probably the worst film I’ve ever watched. William Defoe and friends owe me money.

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Facebook U

11/22/2024

Love Emma’s movies but this just had a vibe I couldn’t connect with

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Review Man :)

09/25/2024

A return to form for Lanthimos. Not his most accessible movie, but if you like The Lobster and The Killing of a Sacred Deer, you’ll like this. Personally, I loved those films, and to no one’s surprise, I loved this too!

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Synopsis

KINDS OF KINDNESS is a triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Producer: Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Kasia Malipan
Screenwriter: Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthimis Filippou
Distributor: Searchlight Pictures
Production Co: Element Pictures
Rating: R (Language|Full Nudity|Strong Sexual Content|Strong Violent Content)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 28, 2024, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 27, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.0M
Runtime: 2h 44m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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