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Anomalisa

  • 2015
  • 12
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
76K
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Anomalisa (2015)
A man struggles with his inability to connect with other people.
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Adult AnimationStop Motion AnimationAnimationComedyDramaRomance

A man crippled by the mundanity of his life experiences something out of the ordinary.A man crippled by the mundanity of his life experiences something out of the ordinary.A man crippled by the mundanity of his life experiences something out of the ordinary.

  • Directors
    • Duke Johnson
    • Charlie Kaufman
  • Writer
    • Charlie Kaufman
  • Stars
    • David Thewlis
    • Jennifer Jason Leigh
    • Tom Noonan
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    76K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Duke Johnson
      • Charlie Kaufman
    • Writer
      • Charlie Kaufman
    • Stars
      • David Thewlis
      • Jennifer Jason Leigh
      • Tom Noonan
    • 250User reviews
    • 397Critic reviews
    • 88Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 24 wins & 79 nominations total

    Videos22

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    Anomalisa: Hall
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    Anomalisa: Landing
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    Anomalisa: Meeting Lisa
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    Photos106

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    David Thewlis
    David Thewlis
    • Michael Stone
    • (voice)
    Jennifer Jason Leigh
    Jennifer Jason Leigh
    • Lisa Hesselman
    • (voice)
    Tom Noonan
    Tom Noonan
    • Everyone else
    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • Duke Johnson
      • Charlie Kaufman
    • Writer
      • Charlie Kaufman
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Anomalisa (2015) was crowd-funded through Kickstarter.com. In early development, the film was planned to be only a short film, about 40 minutes in length.
    • Goofs
      When Michael hears Lisa's voice for the first time, he dresses up in a hurry and does not put on any underwear. Later, when he goes back to his room and takes his pants off, he's wearing boxers.
    • Quotes

      Michael Stone: Sometimes there's no lesson. That's a lesson in itself.

    • Connections
      Featured in 73rd Golden Globe Awards (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Girls Just Want to Have Fun
      Written by Robert Hazard

      Italian translation by Stefano Tomaselli

      Vocals by Jennifer Jason Leigh

      Used by permission of Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

    User reviews250

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    5/10

    Puzzled by The Acclaim

    This is a small film – by which I mean it's not a great one. This is, of course, in contrast to all the critical praise which has been heaped on it. The word "masterpiece" has featured in many reviews, but I can't agree. I'd stress that I'm a huge Charlie Kaufman fan and my anticipation on going to see the film was equally as big as my disappointment after I'd done so. So what's the problem? I think it's the smallness of the story;yes it's about alienation,yes it's clever, yes the sex scene is achingly real and uncomfortable, but this movie has only a few points to make – mostly about alienation and the "otherness" of people – and while it makes them well, they don't amount to a decent movie. Thinking about it afterwards – and puzzled by the praise it has received and disconcerted by my own disappointment – I realised that if this movie has been made with human actors it simply wouldn't get the same sort of critical acclaim, in fact, it would be deemed dull, dull, dull. The thing which lifts it out of the ordinary – but not into the extraordinary – is the fact that it's told via animation. I urge anyone who loves the movie to try and imagine sitting through the same script acted by real people – it would be achingly boring.
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    • Mar 20, 2016
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    • Release date
      • February 25, 2016 (Netherlands)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Facebook (United Kingdom)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Аномаліза
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Animation
      • HanWay Films
      • Harmonius Claptrap
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $8,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,759,286
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $135,222
      • Jan 3, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,659,286
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Datasat
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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