Anomalisa (2015)
83%RT Audience Score: 71%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 1 Oscar
25 wins & 79 nominations total
Anomalisa marks another brilliant and utterly distinctive highlight in Charlie Kaufman’s filmography, and a thought-provoking treat for fans of introspective cinema
Anomalisa is like a puppet show on acid, but in a good way. Charlie Kaufman’s unique vision and attention to detail make this movie a must-see for anyone who wants to experience something truly different. The stop-motion animation is stunning, and the story is both funny and heartbreaking. It’s not your typical rom-com, but that’s what makes it so special. Plus, who doesn’t love a movie with puppets?
Production Company(ies)
Paramount Pictures,
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for strong sexual content, graphic nudity and language
Year of Release
2016
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital Datasat
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 1
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Runtime:1h 30m
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Language(s):English, Italian, Japanese
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Mar 18, 2016 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 3, 2016
Genre(s)
Comedy/Drama/Animation
Keyword(s)
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Worldwide gross: $5,659,286
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $6,975,062
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,076
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 760,639
US/Canada gross: $3,759,286
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $4,633,315
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,830
US/Canada opening weekend: $135,222
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $166,661
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,735
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $8,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $9,859,989
Production budget ranking: 1,682
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $5,309,604
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$8,194,530
ROI to date (est.): -54%
ROI ranking: 1,715
Tom Noonan – Everyone Else (Voice)
David Thewlis – Michael Stone (Voice)
Charlie Kaufman – Director, Screenwriter
Duke Johnson – Director, Producer
Rosa Tran – Producer
Dino Stamatopoulos – Producer
Director(s)
Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson
Writer(s)
Charlie Kaufman
Producer(s)
Rosa Tran, Duke Johnson, Charlie Kaufman, Dino Stamatopoulos
Film Festivals
Sundance, Venice, Telluride, Toronto
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 Oscar
25 wins & 79 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
All Critics (277) | Top Critics (75) | Fresh (254) | Rotten (23)
Kaufman has created a very smart movie, and I ended up liking it for what it was. It is not a heartwarming romp. It is a dense, sneaky movie about narcissism, cruelty, and Lisa’s own shy resilience.
February 9, 2021
Suzette Smith
Bitch Media
TOP CRITIC
Anomalisa is fascinating, and I cannot say I was ever bored by anything that Kaufman and Johnson were choosing to show me.
August 16, 2016 | Rating: 3/4
Sara Michelle Fetters
MovieFreak.com
TOP CRITIC
By the time Michael and Lisa are up in that hotel room, trying so heroically to say the right thing, the picture has transcended its gimmicks.
April 27, 2016
Jason Bailey
Flavorwire
TOP CRITIC
I’ve seen it thrice. It has not palled.
March 14, 2016 | Rating: 5/5
David Sexton
London Evening Standard
TOP CRITIC
There’s something magical about the malaise which raises this above mere misanthropy – a heightened sense of fragile life that perhaps only puppets could hope to achieve.
March 13, 2016 | Rating: 3/5
Mark Kermode
Observer (UK)
TOP CRITIC
Though fellow fatalists Woody Allen (when in Dostoevskian mode) and Todd Solondz occupy similar territory, the arrival of Kaufman’s stop-motion drama Anomalisa reiterates the uniqueness of [Kaufman’s] surreally skewed metaphysical inquiries.
March 11, 2016
Graham Fuller
Sight & Sound
TOP CRITIC
Those who give themselves over to Anomalisa will find a brilliant and profound look through Kaufman’s eyes, always a rare and exceptional experience.
April 23, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
Charlie Kaufman makes love like nobody else. He builds it up from the basement, all the gangly genitals of it, knickers whittled and shined up, authentically imperfectly exquisite. He is the poet of our age
July 2, 2021 | Rating: A
Jason Adams
My New Plaid Pants
The absolutely bloody excellent Charlie Kaufman has directed another classic.
June 8, 2021 | Rating: 5/5
Olly Richards
NME
To be perfectly honest, one could make the case for most of Charlie Kaufman’s filmography – as either writer or director – being remembered as exceptional, and deserving of all the praise in the world.
March 29, 2021
Kanishk Devgan
Film Companion
Anomalisa is remarkably crafted with some genuinely moving and amusing moments.
February 26, 2021
Joanne Laurier
World Socialist Web Site
The experience of watching Anomalisa is, as Kaufman intended, a singular one. It’s never less than enveloping, charming, hilarious or touching.
January 7, 2021
David Bax
Battleship Pretension…
Plot
Michael Stone, an author that specializes in customer service, is a man who is unable to interact deeply with other people. His low sensitivity to excitement, and his lack of interest made him a man with a repetitive life on his own perspective. But, when he went on a business trip, he met a stranger – an extraordinary stranger, which slowly became a cure for his negative view on life that possibly will change his mundane life.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
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