A young stripper from Brooklyn meets and impulsively marries the son of a Russian oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairy tale is threatened as his parents set out for New York to ... Read allA young stripper from Brooklyn meets and impulsively marries the son of a Russian oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairy tale is threatened as his parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.A young stripper from Brooklyn meets and impulsively marries the son of a Russian oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairy tale is threatened as his parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.
- Won 5 Oscars
- 151 wins & 271 nominations total
Luna Sofía Miranda
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- (as Luna Sofia Miranda)
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Summary
Reviewers say 'Anora' delves into class disparity and human relationships with a dark comedic approach, though pacing and predictability are common criticisms. Mikey Madison's portrayal of Anora is widely praised for authenticity and vulnerability. The film's examination of sex work garners attention, though some feel it lacks depth. 'Anora' is a mixed bag, offering strong performances and resonant themes, but hindered by pacing and character development issues.
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The movie is a fun watch, it is a regular comedy movie and the plot feels similar to a Hangover movie of sorts. I went in expecting some sort of deep underlying symbolism and complex dialogue as is typical of Oscar winning movies. However sadly there isn't a single hard hitting scene in the movie, it relies entirely on Mikey Madison's appearance and acting skills to carry the plot forward. I particularly found it annoying how the characters excessively used the f word, easily 80-90% of the f bombs were absolutely unnecessary and began to sting my ears. The movie keeps you hoping for an intense plot twist, but it never comes. There is very minimal character development in the first half which i feel did not provide sufficient context for the way events unfold in the movie's second half. It starts to get pretty dull by the end. I feel the high critic ratings skewed my expectations from the movie, if i saw this as a casual Sunday viewing I would've absolutely loved it. But as an Oscar winner, this movie is extremely disappointing.
Sorry the movie is predictable and also not really well made as some parts are too long without giving anything more while others are too short and should be more investigated. The only positive thing of the whole 2 hours that the predictable and poorly directed and acted movie is the main actress that is the only reason I made till the end. The car scenes at the end of the movie is the only really scene of the whole thing.
I don't understand how this movie won 5 oscars... probably the level is so low nowadays that you can win big also without this kind of film... This movie won best original screenplay instead of real pain....no idea what they smoked before voting.
I don't understand how this movie won 5 oscars... probably the level is so low nowadays that you can win big also without this kind of film... This movie won best original screenplay instead of real pain....no idea what they smoked before voting.
I watched this yesterday, just before the Oscar awards were announced.
70% is sexual activity/nudity/porn like behavior 20% is fights/throwing and breaking things/yelling 10% is soap/crying
Not sure at all why this movie was granted so many awards. In so many categories. Especially for the best movie and the best actress. To me it was trashy, uninteresting and even boring at times. The only interesting part was when the parents came to US and took care of the business. The woman in the leading role is average looking at best with no acting skills, no aura, no charisma.
If you like trashy movies then this one will be for you. I would give 4 out of 10 at best.
70% is sexual activity/nudity/porn like behavior 20% is fights/throwing and breaking things/yelling 10% is soap/crying
Not sure at all why this movie was granted so many awards. In so many categories. Especially for the best movie and the best actress. To me it was trashy, uninteresting and even boring at times. The only interesting part was when the parents came to US and took care of the business. The woman in the leading role is average looking at best with no acting skills, no aura, no charisma.
If you like trashy movies then this one will be for you. I would give 4 out of 10 at best.
Overrated and boring. Gratuitous nudity and sex scenes with a ton of fluff and fill dialogue. I'm not exactly sure what people were seeing when they gave it a great review, but there was only one solid takeaway from this movie, and that is that Mikey Madison can act. Caveat to that opinion is that specifics of her character can become quite annoying. You'll have to see it to understand exactly what I'm saying without giving any spoilers away. The movie starts out strong and sets itself up pretty well, only to come crashing down not even half way through. If you're not that curious of a movie buff, then you definitely won't regret passing on this one.
I don't understand at all how this got 5 Oscar's this year. I'm watching for the first time as it has now hit streaming and I was left very confused. It was slow in the first half, picked up a little in the second and then the last half went back to being slow. A lot of scenes were super drawn out, there was no need for the film to be as long as it was. We got absolutely no back story on Anora at all which is what I was waiting for. Don't get me wrong, Mikey Madison isn't a bad actress but I was waiting for more. For the most part she just cursed, showed her body and screamed a lot. I didn't really see a performance worth best actress, even though her performance wasn't terrible. The script also wasn't that good, there were a lot of pieces that were overly repetitive and the characters were pretty much one dimensional. I guess the audience is left to use our imagination but I wish we were given more for the runtime.
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Did you know
- TriviaAccording to Sean Baker, one scene where the characters walk into Tatiana Grill in Brighton Beach and interact with a dinner party was completely improvised and shot in a guerrilla fashion. Karren Karagulian, Baker, and cinematographer Drew Daniels crash a dinner party to film scenes of Toros asking the guests where Ivan is, with Daniels mounting a 35mm camera to shoot the scene the entire time.
- GoofsWhen Ani and Ivan wake up after a crazy night of partying, they remark that they slept all day and that the current time is 5pm. However, the sky outside is still bright, even though it's December, and it gets dark in NY before 5pm that time of year,
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Best Movies of 2024 (2024)
- SoundtracksGreatest Day - Robin Schulz Rework
Performed by Take That, Robin Schulz, and Calum Scott
Written by Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, and Mark Owen
Courtesy of Polydor Ltd. (UK) under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Анора
- Filming locations
- Mill Basin, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA(Vanya's mansion scenes.)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $6,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $20,474,295
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $550,503
- Oct 20, 2024
- Gross worldwide
- $59,703,431
- Runtime2 hours 19 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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