Everything Everywhere All at Once

Name: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Director: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Genre: Adventure
Released: 2022-01-01
Duration: 2h 19m
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, Jamie Lee Curtis, James Hong

R 2022 Adventure · At 2h 19m, it's a marathon that earns every minute with relentless creativity.

Universal masterpiece

7.7/10

IMDb

93%

Fresh

81/100

Metacritic

★

4.24/5

Letterboxd

🎬

7.7/10

TMDB

Rewatch

diminishing returns

Attention

full focus

Phone-check

low

The brief

The Daniels throw everything at the wall and somehow make it stick in this bonkers multiverse epic that ping-pongs between laundromat family drama and interdimensional chaos with googly eyes and hot dog fingers. Michelle Yeoh anchors the madness with genuine warmth while the film sprints through genres like a caffeinated film student's fever dream, yet never loses sight of its emotional center about immigrant family disappointment and love. It's exhaustingly inventive in the best way, demanding your full attention for over two hours of pure sensory overload that earns every wild swing it takes. Perfect for anyone who loved Swiss Army Man or wants their sci-fi served with maximum weirdness and unexpected tears.

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The verdict

If you have a high tolerance for chaotic, genre-hopping weirdness and want sci-fi that's both emotionally grounding and completely unhinged, this is an exhaustingly brilliant ride that rewards your attention. If you prefer straightforward storytelling or get overwhelmed by sensory bombardment, the 2+ hour runtime of interdimensional madness with googly eyes will feel like punishment.