Anomalisa

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Anomalisa

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2016

1h 30m

Comedy

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Animation

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An inspirational speaker (David Thewlis) becomes reinvigorated after meeting a lively woman (Jennifer Jason Leigh) who shakes up his mundane existence.

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Critics Consensus

Anomalisa marks another brilliant and utterly distinctive highlight in Charlie Kaufman's filmography, and a thought-provoking treat for fans of introspective cinema.

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Suzette Smith

Bitch Media

Feb 9, 2021

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.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Aug 16, 2016

3/4

Anomalisa is fascinating, and I cannot say I was ever bored by anything that Kaufman and Johnson were choosing to show me.

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

Apr 27, 2016

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.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Feb 24, 2026

4/5

…Charlie Kaufman’s stop-motion/puppet film is an anomaly; it might be a romance, it might be an anti-romance…the meaning is hard to pin down….whatever it signifies, Anomalisa is imaginative, brilliantly executed and heartbreakingly sad…

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Brendan Cassidy

InSession Film

Aug 2, 2024

Anomalisa is one of the most unique animated films I've ever seen, and arguably the most "human" film of the year.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Aug 14, 2022

1/5

Examining "Anomalisa" for the romance and humanity is more arduous than liberating for what Kaufman is trying to say about inspiration.

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Thomas S

@Thomas329 Apr 29, 2026

Anomalisa is an absolute great film and I think he deserved the Oscar more than inside out

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Jonathan F

@RT16134280 Mar 25, 2026

Drab and dull screenplay centering mostly on humans hidden behind (realistic) puppets (not the Jim Henson kind). They are drowning in a sea of their own angst. Unlike Shakespeare's King Lear, the characters don't have any insightful or revealing things to say. Spend your time reading the Bard instead.

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Noe G

@RT06896914 Jan 24, 2026

Anomalisa was one of my favorite stop motion, animated films The story looks nice. The animation looks amazing and the characters are amazing and my rating is a 10/10

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jan 5, 2026

The worldwide gross is $5,706,168.00.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Nov 25, 2025

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Jack F

@MovieFan111 Nov 25, 2025

Um, what to say about this one... Let's just say this movie is only for adults. I don't really want to see it again. Really cool and unique though.

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Synopsis

An inspirational speaker (David Thewlis) becomes reinvigorated after meeting a lively woman (Jennifer Jason Leigh) who shakes up his mundane existence.

Director: Charlie Kaufman, Duke Johnson
Producer: Rosa Tran, Duke Johnson, Charlie Kaufman, Dino Stamatopoulos
Screenwriter: Charlie Kaufman
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Snoot Entertainment, Starburns Industries
Rating: R (Language|Graphic Nudity|Strong Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 18, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.4M
Runtime: 1h 30m

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