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Kinds of Kindness

Kinds of Kindness

Comedy · Drama · 2024

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.

Movie details

Kinds of Kindness

“We might all be in danger.”

2024 Comedy · Drama 2h 44m

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TMDB

6.5 / 10

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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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What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Yorgos Lanthimos

Written by

Efthimis Filippou · Yorgos Lanthimos

Emma Stone

Emma Stone

Rita / Liz / Emily

Jesse Plemons

Jesse Plemons

Robert / Daniel / Andrew

Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

Raymond / George / Omi

Margaret Qualley

Margaret Qualley

Vivian / Martha / Ruth / Rebecca

Hong Chau

Hong Chau

Sarah / Sharon / Aka

Mamoudou Athie

Mamoudou Athie

Will / Neil / Morgue Nurse

Joe Alwyn

Joe Alwyn

Collectibles Appraiser / Passenger / Joseph

Court is in session

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Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.