Mr. K

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Mr. K

2025

1h 36m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Traveling magician Mr. K (Crispin Glover) is down on his luck. Business is slow, and the few gigs he's picked up along the road have left him adrift. After spending the night in a remote hotel, he is alarmed when he discovers that he is unable to find the exit. As he explores the maze-like corridors, he hears strange noises and encounters a series of curious inhabitants who have formed their own factions within the walls of the hotel. Alone and afraid, he starts mapping out the corridors, desperately hoping to get to the bottom of the building's layout before it is too late. Stuck more hopelessly than ever and about to give up, he makes a bizarre discovery that will change everything. Starring the ever-eccentric Crispin Glover, this Kafkaesque mystery offers a bold new take on falling down the rabbit hole.

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Calum Marsh

New York Times

Oct 9

Mr. K is a species of European art film I had assumed was long extinct: mannered, self-consciously quirky, with an offbeat sense of humor and a visual style that’s both fusty and surreal

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

Oct 8

2/4

There's not much to 'Mr. K' beyond its second-hand surrealism and strained counter-mythmaking.

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Marya E. Gates

IndieWire

09/15/2024

B

Succeeds as both an homage to Kafka’s fascination with the absurdity of life, and especially with the socio-bureaucratic systems we humans have wrought upon ourselves, and as a sumptuous and surreal feast for the eyes.

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Rachel Shatto

MovieJawn

Dec 8

Mr. K is a fever dream of a film; narrative structure and logic are eschewed in favor of a series of vignettes that culminate in a truly — and perfectly — bizarre denouement.

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Jessica Baxter

Hammer to Nail

Oct 30

Mr. K may sound like a daunting cinematic experience. But never fear. All these heady concepts are housed inside a riveting fairy tale world, full of beauty, horror, and humor. A spoonful of surrealism helps the medicine go down.

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

Oct 24

3.5/5

Glover is well cast, with the right combination of everyman qualities, clumsy innocence and spiky edge.

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Jonathan G

@RT78642056 Jun 27

Utterly surreal, visually decrepit and stunning. An absurd dream world that is both claustrophobic and breathtaking. It’s a mind boggling trip with some creepy and anxious moments. I found it to be a fun, atmospheric adventure that falls apart in a wonderful way.

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Brian M

@RT73136750 Jun 16

Waste of 2 hours. Derivative and boring. But even as it's derivative, it only copies the most surface level characteristics from better films. I really hated it and felt the filmmakers must have thought I was some easily dazzled rube just because a lot largely incoherent yet visually interesting things happened. It was insulting. It was like watching a magic trick with no ending. Anyone can shuffle cards and ask you to pick one but it takes skill to produce a satisfying conclusion.

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KRISTINA S.

@TinaS92563 Jun 15

Terrible bougie movie! Had no idea what was happening - no closure or ending. Had to get an existential explanation of the ending online. Also the trailer does not represent the movie at all.

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Lucas G.

@RT13159783 May 29

Mr.K is the worst movie I have or ever will watch in my life. It is a complete waste of time. I would have gotten more enjoyment out of watching High-School frickin Musical while my best friend’s dog rape his stuffed platypus, Perry. Seriously, I would have rather watched the Big Jill video for an hour and a half. Like seriously though nothing in this movie made sense at all and there’s not even an actual ending. I think that a baby could write a better movie with a white frickin crayon. I would rather have watched the live action air bender than this. 0/10

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James H

@RT63835098 May 17

An "atmosphere-forward" plotless disaster masquerading as a film. This is a polarizing "vibes-over-plot" phenomenon in modern cinema. This film trades traditional three-act structures for sensory immersion, utilizing sound design, lighting, and pacing to craft a specific mood. While some may find it profoundly engaging, most will feel alienated by the lack of a recognizable narrative.

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Bill K

@RT40314837 May 8

This can be challenging to watch casually but is artful and rewarding if followed to term. Countless personality archetypes and personal interactions flit across the screen in a sensory deluge.

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Traveling magician Mr. K (Crispin Glover) is down on his luck. Business is slow, and the few gigs he's picked up along the road have left him adrift. After spending the night in a remote hotel, he is alarmed when he discovers that he is unable to find the exit. As he explores the maze-like corridors, he hears strange noises and encounters a series of curious inhabitants who have formed their own factions within the walls of the hotel. Alone and afraid, he starts mapping out the corridors, desperately hoping to get to the bottom of the building's layout before it is too late. Stuck more hopelessly than ever and about to give up, he makes a bizarre discovery that will change everything. Starring the ever-eccentric Crispin Glover, this Kafkaesque mystery offers a bold new take on falling down the rabbit hole.

Director: Tallulah Hazekamp Schwab
Producer: Dries Phlypo, Erik Glijnis, Leontine Petit, Judy Tossell
Screenwriter: Tallulah Hazekamp Schwab, Tallulah Hazekamp Schwab
Distributor: Doppelgänger Releasing
Production Co: A Private View, The Film Kitchen, Lemming Film
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 8, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 11, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA): $14.3K
Runtime: 1h 36m