Three Thousand Years of Longing

R

Released Aug 26, 2022

1 hr. 48 min.

Fantasy

Drama

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Dr. Alithea Binnie (Tilda Swinton) is an academic -- content with life and a creature of reason. While in Istanbul attending a conference, she happens to encounter a Djinn (Idris Elba) who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom. This presents two problems. First, she doubts that he is real and second, because she is a scholar of story and mythology, she knows all the cautionary tales of wishes gone wrong. The Djinn pleads his case by telling her fantastical stories of his past. Eventually she is beguiled and makes a wish that surprises them both.

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Critics Consensus

Although its story isn't as impressive as its visual marvels, it's hard not to admire Three Thousand Years of Longing's sheer ambition.

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Audience Consensus

Its story isn't as spectacular as its visuals (or its stars), but for better or worse, Three Thousand Years of Longing is definitely unique.

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Jorge P

Not sure what I was expecting but this movie was very entertaining. Would watch again.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Jordan H

dropped this a whole star when tilda swinton said she wanted idris elba to love her

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/01/23

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LJ

Was a great 21st century retelling of the age old genie in a bottle tale ...the direction & cinematography were great + can't go wrong with the high caliber acting talent

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/23/22

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Strident

Not fun nor entertaining

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/25/22

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Chi

Amazing, you don't expect it at first but yes amazing

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/25/22

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Mr. Hollywood

Decent, enjoyable but expected more. Was all tootoolets just stay easy.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/23/22

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George Miller

Director

Idris Elba

The Djinn

Tilda Swinton

Dr. Alithea Binnie

Aamito Lagum

Sheba

Nicolas Mouawad

King Solomon

Ece Yüksel

Gulten

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Three Thousand Years of Longing: Movie Clip - What Is Your Heart's Desire

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Dylan Roth

Observer

Visually rich and thematically dense, Three Thousand Years of Longing muses on romance and possession, as well as the slow death of mythology and folklore at the hands of science and capitalism.

Dec 14, 2022

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Scott Tobias

The Reveal (Substack)

A feast for the head and the heart and the eyes.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 3, 2022

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Adam Kempenaar

Filmspotting

Rhythm is essential when talking about Miller. Three Thousand Years certainly isn’t the intricate symphony of chaos that Fury Road was, but there’s an underlying musicality that glides it along.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 30, 2022

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Dave Giannini

InSession Film

The stories that the Djinn tells are lovely, but the movie really lands in the second half when things get slightly more normal.

Feb 27, 2024

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Mini Anthikad-Chhibber

The Hindu

The George Miller directorial, with its splendid imagery and sound so reminiscent of Baz Luhrmann’s Red Curtain trilogy and early Tarsem Singh, is the right kind of narrative to lose oneself in.

Oct 4, 2023

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Hector A. Gonzalez

InSession Film

The characters in the film could have pondered the link between existence and storytelling in a far more intriguing fashion.

Rated: C

Jul 25, 2023

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Synopsis

Dr. Alithea Binnie (Tilda Swinton) is an academic -- content with life and a creature of reason. While in Istanbul attending a conference, she happens to encounter a Djinn (Idris Elba) who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom. This presents two problems. First, she doubts that he is real and second, because she is a scholar of story and mythology, she knows all the cautionary tales of wishes gone wrong. The Djinn pleads his case by telling her fantastical stories of his past. Eventually she is beguiled and makes a wish that surprises them both.

Director: George Miller
Executive Producer: Dean Hood, Craig McMahon, Kevin Sun
Screenwriter: George Miller, Augusta Gore
Distributor: United Artists Releasing
Production Co: Kennedy Miller Mitchell
Rating: R (Graphic Nudity|Brief Violence|Some Sexual Content)
Genre: Fantasy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 26, 2022, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 1, 2022
Box Office (Gross USA): $8.3M
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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