Synopsis
An inspirational speaker becomes reinvigorated after meeting a lively woman who shakes up his mundane existence.
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Cast
- David ThewlisMichael Stone (voice)
- Jennifer Jason LeighLisa Hesselman (voice)
- Tom NoonanEveryone Else (voice)
Recommendations
- 100
CineVue
Anomalisa might be bizarre, surreal and far out, but it always feels paradoxically real, grounded and deeply true. - 100
The Guardian
Anomalisa is a movie with wit to burn (look out for the Sarah Brightman line and the meeting room pit) and enough incidental touches that the total achievement feels immense. - 100
The Hollywood Reporter
This is a wonderfully odd consideration of those questions about love, pain, solitude and human connection we all ask; its emotional power creeps out from under the subtle humor and leaves a subcutaneous imprint that lingers long after the movie is over. - 100
The Telegraph
Kaufman and Johnson tease out the possible causes and effects of Michael’s crisis with great imagination, tilting your sympathies so subtly as they do so that you don’t even feel it going on. - 100
Time Out London
It’s both soaringly romantic and truly sad. - 100
Variety
Anomalisa’s existence is a minor miracle on multiple levels, from the Kickstarter campaign that funded it (the credits give “special thanks” to 1,070 names) to the oh-so-delicate way the film creeps up on you, transitioning from a low-key dark night of the soul into something warm, human and surprisingly tender. - 100
Hitfix
Anomalisa is an extraordinarily wise film about the reasons we turn to other people and the enormous difficulty of doing so. - 91
IndieWire
A disorienting puzzle of a movie with many exhilarating pieces, Anomalisa nevertheless maintains a straightforward trajectory involving Michael's internal strife.
