Kinds of Kindness

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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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Adam Kempenaar

Filmspotting

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

Rated: 2.5/5

Jul 19, 2024

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Wenlei Ma

The Nightly (AU)

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.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 13, 2024

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

I was riveted always. Yes, it's very long, but it moves.

Jul 13, 2024

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Jane Freebury

Jane Freebury

With scenes of casual, gratuitous misanthropy that are hard to take, the dark and savage satire carries fine performances but lacks the pleasures of the filmmaker's recent wildly offbeat historical dramas, and becomes something like an ordeal

Rated: 2/5

Jul 20, 2024

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John McDonald

Australian Financial Review

All three chapters involve demands for “love”, which can’t be separated from total submission. Sexual pathologists such as Krafft-Ebing, who investigated sado-masochism and other perversions, would have plenty to say.

Jul 20, 2024

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Jeffrey Edalatpour

KQED (San Francisco)

Like Francis Bacon, Lanthimos favors a brutal vision of humanity that makes realistic portraiture pale in comparison.

Jul 20, 2024

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Jesus Gonzalez

very disappointing movie that's all over the place

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/22/24

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Leilani

i wish i could give this zero stars. thank God i love popcorn, or this would've been a complete waste of money. 2 hours of my life, i can't get back. I do love the actors, but all the short stories suck. i should've walked out after the FIRST ridiculous short story. I'm 53, and it's the worst movie I've ever seen in my life

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/21/24

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Dr D

Bad. I walked out. Time I cant get back

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/18/24

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Mr. Hollywood

Director Yargos knows how to put in what the f moments and with that makes his voice unique and original. The film has three good stories but its the what the f moments that make this film work. A must see

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/18/24

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Rickers11554

Like "Poor Things" this was an offbeat, surreal story. It made no sense or logic, but I suspect that was the intent.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/17/24

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Rita

worst kind of horriffic

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/17/24

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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 (Strong Sexual Content|Language|Full Nudity|Strong Violent Content)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 28, 2024, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.6M
Runtime: 2h 44m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1