Anora Movie Review

Movie Analysis & Review

Anora, released on 14 October 2024, is an Drama, Comedy, Romance film (Released) with a runtime of 139 minutes. Produced by Cre Film, FilmNation Entertainment in United States of America. Directed by Sean Baker, the movie features performances by Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Yura Borisov, Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan, Luna Sofía Miranda, Lindsey Normington, Darya Ekamasova. The film had a budget of $6.0 million and grossed $56.3 million.
Plot Summary: A young sex worker from Brooklyn gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as his parents set out to get the marriage annulled.

Cast and Crew

Cast: Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Yura Borisov, Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan, Luna Sofía Miranda, Lindsey Normington, Darya Ekamasova
Crew: Alex Coco (Producer), Sean Baker (Producer), Samantha Quan (Producer), Drew Daniels (Director of Photography), Annie Johnson (Makeup Department Head), Jocelyn Pierce (Costume Design), Sean Baker (Director), Sean Baker (Writer)
Director: Sean Baker

Overview of Anora

Release Date: 2024-10-14
Runtime: 139 min
Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Status: Released
Budget: $6,000,000
Revenue: $56,286,295
Production: Cre Film, FilmNation Entertainment
Countries: United States of America
Certification (IN): A, A
OTT Providers: JioHotstar
Keywords: new year’s eve, new york city, marriage, boardwalk, baptism, strip club, coney island, female protagonist, mansion, class differences, las vegas, lap dance, home invasion, drunk, brooklyn, new york city, screwball comedy, new york subway, hedonism, immaturity, city hall, exotic dancer, sex worker, naive children, female stripping, meddling parents, annulment, reflective, strip show, russian oligarch, loving, mischievous, sex, party, female rage, vegas wedding, romantic dramedy, cinderella story, depressing, apathetic, conceited, tragic, brighton beach
External: IMDB

Story & Plot

A young sex worker from Brooklyn gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as his parents set out to get the marriage annulled.

Trailer

Reviews

Brent Marchant: We’re all familiar with the old adage that, if something seems too good to be true, it probably is. It’s a notion that applies not only to what can happen in everyday life, but also to what shows up on the big screen, as the latest feature from writer-director Sean Baker illustrates. This widely acc…

CinemaSerf: "Ani" (Mikey Madison) works as a private dancer in New York when she is asked by her boss to go look after some visiting Russians. That's when she encounters the young "Vanya" (Mark Eydelshteyn). He's pretty drunk, completely stoned and has more money than God. He wants a dance, he wants much more -…

RalphRahal: Anora is a film that starts off strong, pulling you in with an intriguing setup and a well-paced first act. It follows a story that keeps you invested, blending drama with some unexpected humor. The second act stretches a bit longer than needed, but it's clear that was intentional to build atmospher…

r96sk: <em>'Anora'</em> is an absolute cracker! The film is unadulterated chaos, I honestly needed the silentness of it ending so I could relax. As usual, I'm not one to judge it on its deep-rooted meaning or whatever, I'll leave that to others, all I can say is that it's a blast and I unequivocally loved …

kodkuce: I hope it would be nice, it was not, just chaotic vocal 2h fight

Louisa Moore – Screen Zealots: Despite a very rough start, “Anora” ultimately offers a unique and entertaining exploration of the humanity behind sex work and the complexities of love, pain, and trauma. I was so close to giving up on the film during its excruciating opening thirty minutes, which I found dull, grating, and gratuit…

badelf: Sean Baker's Oscar-winning "Anora" presents a peculiar paradox of contemporary cinema: a film celebrated for its supposed boundary-pushing that ultimately offers little beyond its taboo subject matter. At 139 minutes, Baker's tale of a sex worker who briefly marries into Russian wealth before facing…

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