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Thom Yorke's eerie compositions blend perfectly with Paul Thomas Anderon's ethereal direction to form a bewitching meditation on alienation and what it means to connect. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Genre:

musical
Director:

Paul Thomas Anderson
Release Date (Theaters):

Jun 26, 2019 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Jun 27, 2019

Cast & Crew

Thom Yorke

Paul Thomas Anderson
Director

Critic Reviews for Anima

All Critics (22) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (22)

[Anima's] a compelling piece of art that's well worth your time.

July 11, 2019 | Full Review…

Andrew McMillen
The Australian
[T]his is undeniably great filmmaking.

July 8, 2019 | Full Review…

Jordan Hoffman
TV Guide
"Anima" is something special.

July 8, 2019 | Full Review…

Brian Tallerico
RogerEbert.com
For Netflix, the short film feels like something markedly fresh. On the heels of projects that would seem [to] indicate that the company is looking to branch into something new, this stunning music video/short film is certainly a new frontier.

July 8, 2019 | Full Review…

Karen Han
Polygon
It's an eternal question-Can we be more than we were originally built for?-and one Anima considers with moments both uncanny and beautiful.

July 2, 2019 | Full Review…

Roxana Hadadi
Pajiba
I'm not a huge devotee of Yorke's solo stuff, but I found it very, very interesting. I'd liked to have seen it on a big screen.

July 2, 2019 | Full Review…

Mark Kermode
Kermode & Mayo's Film Review
The world of Anima could easily exist in a universe, somewhere between Metropolis and THX 1138 -- evoking the underlying angst about capitalism and technology's sway over both society and the individual.

July 23, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Prahlad Srihari
Firstpost
The minute the credits roll, you'll just want to rewind to the beginning.

September 27, 2019 | Full Review…

Stephen Porzio
HeadStuff
Inspired by Carl Jung's theories of the unconsciousness, the Netflix produced Anima is everything - Brash, imperfect, absurd, honest, abstract and ultimately beautiful.

September 25, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…

Shikhar Verma
High on Films
It transcends all other films that focus on human connection. It is raw, powerful, and so passionate that every gesture on-screen feels like a punch to the gut.

September 9, 2019 | Rating: 9.5/10 | Full Review…

Danielle Del Plato
Floated Alternative Culture Magazine
A hallucinatory and intoxicating 15-minute musical. [Full Review in Spanish]

July 16, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Diego Batlle
Otroscines.com
[Anima's] an often exhilarating combination of physical comedy, dystopian paranoia, and tender romance.

July 8, 2019 | Full Review…

Dan Jackson
Thrillist