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Anora Review (2024) — Palme d'Or winner worth watching?

Directed by Sean Baker · 2024 ·

Answer Summary

Anora (2024) earns a 84% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics (93%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (79%).

Quick Verdict

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

84%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

93% Critic Score
79% Audience
91 Metascore
★★★★☆ Letterboxd 4.1
7.4 IMDb /10
Runtime
2h 19m
Cast
Mikey Madison , Mark Eydelshteyn , Yura Borisov , Karren Karagulian

Why this score?

  • Strong critic approval (93% positive).
  • General viewers mostly liked it (79%).
  • Metascore signals universal acclaim (91/100).
  • Letterboxd diarists rate it highly (4.1/5).
  • Celluloid Score 84% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

  • Viewers who want a well-regarded comedy, drama, romance pick
  • Critics' darlings — stronger with reviewers than general viewers

Not ideal for

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    Is Anora worth watching?

    Yes — Anora earns a 84% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

    Critics Consensus

    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 Critics Consensus

    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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