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Kajillionaire

2020

Miranda July

Evan Rachel Wood, Gina Rodriguez, Richard Jenkins, Debra Winger ...

5.7

2,284

Drama. Comedy Low-stakes grifters, Old Dolio and her parents invite a chipper young woman into their insular clan, only to have their entire world turned upside down.

	Media	Author	Review
		Tim Grierson Screendaily	"A beautifully bizarre film whose considerable strangeness allows for sharp observations about family, loneliness and the terror of emotional intimacy"
		John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"A prickly little gem by a singular artist (...) A beautiful and strange look at how the three Dynes have their skimming life shaken up"
		Peter Debruge Variety	"It’s never too out there for audiences to relate (...) Rodriguez is the real revelation here"
		Eric Kohn IndieWire	"Evan Rachel Wood elevates Miranda July’s quirky con story (...) Its spell lingers as July’s biggest concepts take root"
		Jessica Kiang The Playlist	"It’s a film that requires you to indulge its patience-testing pace (...) before you earn the right to unwrap the borderline transcendent gift of its absolutely beautiful ending."
		Bilge Ebiri Vulture	"July is so good at keeping us off-edge (...) [The director] effectively immerses us in this defiantly unpredictable world"
		Matt Goldberg Collider	"The film largely works because the filmmaker is always tuned in to the human emotions at the core of her off-kilter world (...) For me, 'Kajillionaire' comes alive in the scenes between Melanie and Old Dolio"
		Carlos Aguilar The Wrap	"Although 'Kajillionaire' fails to fully engage in the same manner as July’s previous dramedies, it’s not entirely unsuccessful as it still compels us to see the people in front of us"
		Chris Evangelista SlashFilm	"If you stick with the scheme July has mapped out here, you’ll find the filmmaker has been conning you from the start and setting you up for something far more rewarding."
		Michael Frank Ready Steady Cut	"A film with moments full of muted laughter and genuine emotions (...) July has made a film that resonates and includes, instead of alienating its audiences (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Clarisse Loughrey The Independent	"It perfectly balances the director’s irrepressible earnestness with a psychoanalytical need to understand how human bonds are formed and maintained (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Gabriella Geisinger Digital Spy	"[Wood's presence] lends it a kind of vibration; an energy that can barely be contained (...) The result is a grown-up growing-up movie, and a deep and moving catharsis for viewers (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Lewis Knight Mirror	"It is the heart and warmth for disenchanted and unloved makes the film a charming experience (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"[An] intriguing, deadpan comedy (...) [Wood] has something interesting in her gradual awakening (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Charlotte O'Sullivan London Evening Standard	"[Evan Rachel Wood] is beguiling as Old Dolio (...) The twists lead to a gorgeously satisfying climax (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Tomris Laffly rogerebert.com	"By the end, it all feels like life-affirming stuff (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"

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