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Anikulapo

Directed by Kunle Afolayan · 2022 ·

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Answer Summary

Anikulapo (2022) earns a 72% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

Quick Verdict

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

72%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

82% Critic Score
88% Audience
48 Metascore
★★★½☆ Letterboxd 3.6
6.8 IMDb /10
Runtime
2h 22m
Cast
Kunle Remi , Bimbo Ademoye , Hakeem Kae-Kazim

🏆 1 award win — Won Best Film in an African Language, Africa Movie Academy Awards 2023

Why this score?

  • Majority of critics rated it fresh (82%).
  • General viewers mostly liked it (88%).
  • Celluloid Score 72% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

  • Fans of Fantasy

Not ideal for

  • Viewers who only watch top-tier, 90%+ rated films

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Is Anikulapo worth watching?

Yes — Anikulapo earns a 72% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

Critics Consensus

Afolayan's Yoruba fantasy became a Netflix hit and renewed global interest in Nigerian folklore cinema.

Celluloid Critics Consensus

Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

What is Anikulapo about?

A desperate weaver gains a bird that resurrects the dead, attracting power, jealousy, and mythic consequences in ancient Oyo kingdom.

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