Anora Review (2024) — Palme d'Or winner worth watching?
Directed by Sean Baker · 2024 ·
Anora (2024) earns a 85% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics (93%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (79%).
Calculated from 4 available inputs: Celluloid editorial rating, Metascore, Letterboxd and IMDb. Audience sentiment is shown separately and never changes the composite. See how we calculate scores.
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🏆 12 award wins · 5 nominations — Won Best Picture, Academy Awards 2025
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- Hulu
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Where to watch Anora by country
| Country | Streaming on |
|---|---|
| India | Netflix |
| Indonesia | HBO Max |
| Japan | Prime Video |
| Malaysia | HBO Max |
| Pakistan | Netflix |
| Philippines | HBO Max |
| South Korea | Netflix |
| Thailand | HBO Max |
| Turkey | Netflix |
| United Kingdom | Sky Cinema |
| United States | Hulu |
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Why this score?
- Celluloid's editorial rating is exceptional (93/100).
- General viewers mostly liked it (79%).
- Metascore signals universal acclaim (91/100).
- Letterboxd diarists rate it highly (4.1/5).
- Celluloid Score 85% combines 4 verified rating inputs; audience sentiment is shown separately.
Best for
- Viewers who want a well-regarded comedy, drama, romance pick
- Critics' darlings — stronger with reviewers than general viewers
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Is Anora worth watching?
Yes — Anora earns a 85% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.
Celluloid Verdict
Sean Baker's whirlwind of comedy, tenderness and class fury is a career peak — anchored by a fearless, star-making Mikey Madison and paced like a farce that keeps breaking your heart.
Celluloid editorial verdict
Critics (93%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (79%).
What is Anora about?
A young sex worker from Brooklyn impulsively marries the reckless son of a Russian oligarch, and her Cinderella fantasy detonates when his family dispatches a trio of henchmen to annul the union — sending her on a chaotic, screwball odyssey across a single frantic night in New York.
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Critic Reviews
Anora Review: A Screwball Fairy Tale That Curdles Into Heartbreak
★★★★★
Sean Baker's Anora begins as a Cinderella lark and detonates into something far sadder — a whirlwind of comedy, class fury and tenderness carried by a fearless, star-making Mikey Madison. The Palme d'Or and Best Picture were no accident.
Baker's finest film — a rowdy, big-hearted, formally exhilarating study of who gets to dream in America. An instant classic.
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