Kajillionaire (2020)
71%RT Audience Score: 47%
Awards & Nominations: 4 wins & 13 nominations
Whether you see Kajillionaire as refreshingly unique or simply bizarre will depend on your cinematic adventurousness — and fans of writer-director Miranda July wouldn’t have it any other way
Kajillionaire is the kind of movie that makes you want to hug your loved ones a little tighter and appreciate the weirdness of life. Miranda July’s unique storytelling style is on full display, and the performances from Evan Rachel Wood and Gina Rodriguez are top-notch. It’s a heist movie, but not really, and a family drama, but not really. It’s just a delightful, offbeat gem that will leave you feeling warm and fuzzy inside. Plus, who doesn’t love a good bubble bath scene?
Production Company(ies)
Toho Company,
Distributor
Focus Features
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
7532 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollwyood, California, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for some sexual references/language
Year of Release
2020
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:1h 44m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Sep 25, 2020 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 14, 2020
Genre(s)
Comedy/Drama
Keyword(s)
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Worldwide gross: $1,285,775
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $1,467,282
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,500
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 160,009
US/Canada gross: $531,430
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $606,450
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,284
US/Canada opening weekend: $215,675
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $246,121
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,598
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Director(s)
Miranda July
Writer(s)
Miranda July
Producer(s)
Dede Gardner, Youree Henley, Jeremy Kleiner
Film Festivals
Sundance
Awards & Nominations
4 wins & 13 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (207) | Top Critics (46) | Fresh (186) | Rotten (21)
Kajillionaire is funny, original, sad and singular. In other words, it’s Peak Miranda July.
February 15, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Ian Freer
Empire Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Bleak and funny and still, somehow, flickering with hope.
February 15, 2021 | Rating: B+
Leah Greenblatt
Entertainment Weekly
TOP CRITIC
The chemistry between Rodriguez and Wood is undeniable, and Rodriguez’s more naturalistic performance balances out her costar’s affected shuffling and deep, gravely monotone.
February 15, 2021 | Rating: B
Katie Rife
AV Club
TOP CRITIC
Kajillionaire takes a heartbreaking story – a child of abuse trying to escape her sociopathic parents – and bloats it so full of Little Miss Sunshine kook that any emotional sharpness is left soft and doughy.
February 15, 2021 | Rating: 2/5
Kate Lloyd
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
“Kajillionaire” keeps getting sidetracked by its own offbeats, resulting in an experience that’s equal parts endearing and exasperating.
February 15, 2021 | Rating: 2.5/4
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
TOP CRITIC
The film’s sparkiest revelation is Rodriguez, almost spectacularly charming and skilled as an ingénue schemer with more life experience than she’s letting on.
November 20, 2020 | Rating: 4/5
Tim Robey
Daily Telegraph (UK)
TOP CRITIC
For all of July’s quirks and visual peculiarities, her brand of filmmaking fits an indie narrative structure that manages to be universal in its oddball specificity.
February 17, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
It’s a heist film, but one so singular and beguiling in tone that to group it in with that genre would be misleading.
September 24, 2021
George Fenwick
Stuff.co.nz
Kajillionaire’s exaltation of closeness gains heart-tugging resonance in our socially distanced world.
June 25, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Yasmin Omar
Harper’s Bazaar
A quirky, uplifting story that will make you appreciate the kindness and affection you receive from anyone who truly cares about you.
June 24, 2021 | Rating: B
Susan Kamyab
Irving Television
Kajillionaire offers something different again. It’s a strange, refreshingly unique movie that will leave viewers happier to have seen it.
June 17, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Lou Thomas
NME
Every minute of Kajillionaire, the latest quirky film from quirky filmmaker, actress, artist and writer Miranda July, is peculiar, specific, intentional and successful.
June 17, 2021
Asia Frey
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Plot
A woman’s life is turned upside down when her criminal parents invite an outsider to join them on a major heist they’re planning.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Evan Rachel Wood stars as Old Dolio, a character with a unique name that reflects her parents’ problematic parenting skills.
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