Jojo Rabbit (2019)
91%RT Audience Score: 94%
Awards & Nominations: Won 1 Oscar
49 wins & 193 nominations total
Jojo Rabbit’s blend of irreverent humor and serious ideas definitely won’t be to everyone’s taste — but either way, this anti-hate satire is audacious to a fault.
If you’re looking for a movie that will make you laugh and cry, Jojo Rabbit is the perfect choice. Taika Waititi’s satirical take on Nazi Germany is both daring and heartwarming, with a message of anti-hate that resonates long after the credits roll. Sure, some critics may have found the tonal shifts a bit jarring, but who cares when you’re having this much fun? Plus, any movie that can make you root for a little boy who wants to be a Nazi and his imaginary friend Hitler deserves all the praise it can get. So grab some popcorn, settle in, and get ready for a wild ride. Heil Hitler…just kidding!
Production Company(ies)
Les Films, Impéria Les Productions, Georges de Beauregard Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie
Distributor
Fox Searchlight
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
Czech Republic
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic content, some disturbing images, violence, and language
Year of Release
2019
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 48m
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Language(s):English, German
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Nov 8, 2019 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 8, 2019
Genre(s)
Comedy/Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Scarlett Johansson, Taika Waititi, Sam Rockwell, Rebel Wilson, directed by Taika Waititi, written by Taika Waititi, Comedy, Drama, PG-13, box office performance $33.4M, reviewed by Udita Jhunjhunwala, Anupama Chopra, Clarisse Loughrey, Mark Kermode, David Sexton, Ben Travis, Victor Pineyro, Dan Bayer, Brian Eggert, Daisy Leigh-Phippard, Taika Waititi’s anti-hate satire, World War II, Nazi Germany, Jewish girl, Adolf Hitler, blind nationalism, Carthew Neal, Chelsea Winstanley, Fox Searchlight, Dolby Digital, Flat (1.85:1)
Worldwide gross: $90,335,025
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $104,378,015
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 992
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 11,382,553
US/Canada gross: $33,370,906
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $38,558,565
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,180
US/Canada opening weekend: $349,555
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $403,895
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,454
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $14,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $16,176,364
Production budget ranking: 1,477
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $8,710,972
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $79,490,679
ROI to date (est.): 319%
ROI ranking: 437
Thomasin McKenzie – Elsa
Scarlett Johansson – Rosie
Taika Waititi – Adolf
Sam Rockwell – Captain Klenzendorf
Rebel Wilson – Fraulein Rahm
Director(s)
Taika Waititi
Writer(s)
Taika Waititi
Producer(s)
Carthew Neal, Taika Waititi, Chelsea Winstanley
Film Festivals
Toronto
Awards & Nominations
Won 1 Oscar
49 wins & 193 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Writing Winners, Oscar Nominees, Oscar Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published Winners, Oscar Winners
All Critics (427) | Top Critics (85) | Fresh (342) | Rotten (85)
Taika Waititi’s comedy about a budding young Nazi exhausts its satire early…
February 11, 2020
Udita Jhunjhunwala
Livemint
TOP CRITIC
Combining a tragedy of this proportion with humor, even if it is satirical, is a precarious tightrope walk that director Taika Waititi performs with panache.
February 1, 2020
Anupama Chopra
Film Companion
TOP CRITIC
Taika Waititi’s film is tender, daring, and sharp — precisely pitched so that it keeps its path steady and its ambitions in check.
January 10, 2020 | Rating: 5/5
Clarisse Loughrey
Independent (UK)
TOP CRITIC
I suspect the strangely good-natured feel of the film will win the hearts of many viewers, but my own head remained too muddled by its uneven and oddly indecisive approach to embrace whatever quirky virtues it may possess.
January 5, 2020 | Rating: 3/5
Mark Kermode
Observer (UK)
TOP CRITIC
The tonal shifts in Jojo Rabbit don’t work because they’re not seriously intended, the intention here being instead to remain consistently cute.
January 3, 2020 | Rating: 2/5
David Sexton
London Evening Standard
TOP CRITIC
Taika Waititi’s most daring film isn’t his most successful. But among the tonal clashes there’s real hope, humanity, and no-bones-about-it Nazi-bashing at a time when that’s depressingly necessary.
January 2, 2020 | Rating: 3/5
Ben Travis
Empire Magazine
TOP CRITIC
This was the movie that made me laugh and cry the most in 2019. It created this absolutely perfect mixture between satire and drama. Every joke hits all the good spots. Waititi’s best work? Probably. [Full review in Spanish]
July 7, 2022 | Rating: 9/10
Victor Pineyro
Seventh Art Studio
War is absurd. Art has been making this point for centuries now, but few pieces of art have fully embraced that absurdity as much as Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit.
May 13, 2022 | Rating: 8/10
Dan Bayer
Next Best Picture
Waititi’s message of anti-hate proves resounding and good-natured, leaving the audience firmly dismissive toward the film’s target: the hatred inherent to Nazi ideology.
February 23, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
Its trying to question what youre taught, its trying to empathise with being villainised into something less than human, and its trying to give you the ability to laugh in the face of hate so that you have the strength to fight it. It does that.
February 21, 2022
Daisy Leigh-Phippard
Screen Queens
Episode 52: Jojo Rabbit / The Lighthouse / Parasite
December 1, 2021 | Rating: 80/100
Taylor Baker
Drink in the Movies
Taika Waititi’s hot streak continues with whit and whimsy…
June 14, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Greg Wetherall
NME…
Plot
A World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy named Jojo (Roman Griffin Davis) whose world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother (Scarlett Johansson) is hiding a young Jewish girl (Thomasin McKenzie) in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler (Taika Waititi), Jojo must confront his blind nationalism.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Taika Waititi, who directed and starred in Jojo Rabbit as Adolf Hitler, won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for the film.
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