Stanleyville

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Stanleyville

Released Apr 22, 2022

1h 28m

Comedy

Drama

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Prim and proper Maria Barbizan (Susanne Wuest of GOODNIGHT MOMMY) unceremoniously walks away from her boring job, her inept husband, and her obnoxious daughter. Moments later, she is swept up in a bizarre contest alongside a handful of idiosyncratic characters, all competing for the chance to win true enlightenment... and one slightly used habanero-orange compact sport utility vehicle.

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Stanleyville may not have much substance beneath its beguilingly weird surface, but this off-kilter concoction has a certain quirky charm.

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Barry Hertz

Globe and Mail

God bless Canadian weirdos.

May 5, 2022

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

AWFJ.org

There is a rare sense of purity and sincerity to Stanleyville that make it almost inexplicably enthralling, while still remaining very, very funny. One of the years hidden treasures, this is not to be missed.

Apr 29, 2022

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Sheila O'Malley

RogerEbert.com

It's almost like the script is playing cat-and-mouse with us, and sometimes the broad characters are a little predictable.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 22, 2022

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Jessica Gonzales

Geek Vibes Nation

The whole thing is a fun and interesting experience, and if you’re a fan of The Olympics, this might be worth checking out since the structure is similar, except it is darker and involves considerably lower stakes (or maybe not?).

Rated: 3/5

Jul 17, 2025

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Jessica Scott

We Who Walk Here

Stanleyville carves its own path in weird cinema with dry humor and mesmerizing surrealism.

Aug 16, 2022

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

There's loads of social commentary, but viewers hoping to for enlightenment may enjoy the story’s oddball but thought-provoking themes, but still leave the movie still in search of life changing spiritual illumination.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 7, 2022

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Audience Member

Recommended if you like Mike Judge, Matthew Barney, Yorgos Lanthimos, Roadrunner cartoons, Roald Dahl, Bunuel, Hitchcock's Rope, David Lynch, and , yes, The Squid Game (though the resemblances are superficial)... An ambitious, dark, strange, and intriguing movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Synopsis

Prim and proper Maria Barbizan (Susanne Wuest of GOODNIGHT MOMMY) unceremoniously walks away from her boring job, her inept husband, and her obnoxious daughter. Moments later, she is swept up in a bizarre contest alongside a handful of idiosyncratic characters, all competing for the chance to win true enlightenment... and one slightly used habanero-orange compact sport utility vehicle.

Director: Maxwell McCabe-Lokos
Producer: Hayley Brown
Screenwriter: Rob Benvie, Maxwell McCabe-Lokos
Distributor: Oscilloscope Laboratories
Production Co: Memory, Anthropoid, Ontario, Scythia Films
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 22, 2022, Limited
Runtime: 1h 28m

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