Alice

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Krystin Ver Linden

Producer:

Peter Lawson, Vickie de Varona Hsieh, Keke Palmer

Writer:

Krystin Ver Linden

Release Date:

Mar 18, 2022

Runtime:

1hr 40m

Synopsis

An enslaved woman escapes her secluded plantation only to discover a shocking reality that lies beyond the tree line.

Cast

  • Keke Palmer
  • Common
  • Jonny Lee Miller
  • Gaius Charles
  • Alicia Witt
  • Craig Stark
  • Kenneth Farmer
  • Natasha Yvette Williams
  • Jaxon Goldenberg
  • David Andrew Nash

Letterboxd User Reviews

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  • Jan 25, 2022

    i dont know what this film is. i could see this film and not understand a thing. sorry to this film.

    419 Likes
    Jay
    Jay
    Jan 25, 2022

    "Doing the right thing... is never wrong" -Alice, - 2022 Ranked: https://boxd.it/eWNQo - Sundance 2022: https://boxd.it/f5MjG Maybe this premise is just too big to write a successful script around. I really didn't like this. For me it never quite feels like it…

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    {Todd}
    {Todd}
    Apr 7, 2022

    another #girlboss entry, except this time we’re girlbossing our way out of slavery. most of the black femme empowerment here is extremely superficial. alice decides to free everyone from the plantation she ran away from based on watching pam grier movies, seeing other black…

    123 Likes
    alex
    alex
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    Mar 22, 2022

    Saw this back at Sundance, but was skimming through it since I had other films to watch. Honestly I didn’t need to rewatch this since I knew how most the scenes would play out, but… I wanted to see how I feel about this now. The movie has an unnecessary 40 minute prologue…

    115 Likes
    Damon (大文)
    Damon (大文)
    Jan 23, 2022

    To be completely honest, I hated the beginning of Alice, which was gratuitous and disempowering. When Alice "travels" to 1973, it's the opposite. Based on writer/director Krystin Ver Linden's research, the credits specify that this film is for those who remain oppressed…

    104 Likes
    Allison M. 🌱
    Allison M. 🌱
    Jan 23, 2022

    Someone put Common in a movie that knows what to do with him. I’m begging.

    97 Likes
    Brian Tallerico
    Brian Tallerico
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    Jan 25, 2022

    ALICE spends too much time on its least interesting & tiring elements (pretty much the whole first act). It steadily gets better but never reaches the levels of greatness it could’ve. Credit to Keke Palmer for giving it her all in service to a film that can’t match her…

    97 Likes
    Matt Neglia
    Matt Neglia
    Aug 5, 2022

    Booooooooring!!! Such a missed opportunity here with this one, the concept is great but the execution is majorly lacking, it needed more drive and punch and energy. I was expecting something zingy and entertaining, instead it was slow and lacklustre and uninteresting. Keke…

    79 Likes
    B E R T
    B E R T
    Jan 23, 2022

    SUNDANCE 2022 Film #8 I’m conflicted by first time director Krystin Ver Linden account of a woman who realizes her entire life as a slave has been a lie. It was rough going at first. You get a half hour of dehumanization. We've seen many of these scenes before, the…

    74 Likes
    Karl
    Karl
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    Plot is good and interesting. But the movie itself not really

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    A ferocious, career-defining performance from Keke Palmer anchors this movie. She brought incredible emotional depth and fierce determination to a deeply unsettling premise. While the script stumbles in its pacing, Palmer’s raw star power makes it a gripping watch.

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    10/10 This movie was really good , the plot , the way it was played out , was great! Keke Palmer did her thing , she really is a great actress! Normally this isn’t my type of movie but they reason they made it and the way it turned out , round of applause 👏🏼

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    10/10 absolutely amazing can’t believe I had not heard about this movie before now but I’m so glad I watched it! To know this is based on a true story is absolutely heartbreaking and scary. Characters amazing acting amazing definitely a good watch

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    This movie was good. Keke Palmer did her thing. I should have watched it when it first came out, but I didn't, but I am just now watching this movie in 2025

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    Truly great movie, however it was kind of odd how she would have adjusted to present-day life so quickly, still good nonetheless

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    what is that instrumental song during the library/theatre scene?? i must know and have had a fruitless search/shazam

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    Ravn
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    Surprisingly good movie!! Loved the ending! 10/10 would recommend

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    Good very entertaining and the story was good and lKeke Palmer 🫶🏻

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Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Reviews
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Mar 20, 2022

Ver Linden has the potential to twist and upend expectations – to play with genre and character in a way that reworks and remixes both film history and storytelling. Instead, she spends the majority of her film’s runtime vaguely approaching those intentions rather than actually materializing them. It is a tiring series of runarounds that viewers will lose patience for.

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Metacritic review by Sarah-Tai Black
Sarah-Tai Black
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
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Mar 17, 2022

Ver Linden wants us to view Alice as an empowered freedom fighter. Instead she lands as a caricature of one, as the film never really metabolizes or unpacks its conceit: the bonkers time-traveling predicament of its protagonist.

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Metacritic review by Beandrea July
Beandrea July
The New York Times
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Mar 16, 2022

It’s a fantastic idea, but the execution is inconsistent. Alice, the movie, dares to go through the looking glass, but it doesn’t entirely know what to do once it gets there.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Alice (2022) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as R, meaning that Under 17 requires an adult accompaniment.
How long is Alice (2022)?
The movie is 1hr 40min long.
What's Alice (2022) about?
An enslaved woman escapes her secluded plantation only to discover a shocking reality that lies beyond the tree line.
Who's the cast of Alice (2022)?
  • Keke Palmer as Alice
  • Common as Frank
  • Jonny Lee Miller as Paul Bennet
  • Gaius Charles as Joseph
  • Alicia Witt as Rachel
  • Craig Stark as Aaron
  • Kenneth Farmer as Moses
  • Natasha Yvette Williams as Ruth
  • Jaxon Goldenberg as Daniel
  • David Andrew Nash as Danny
Who's the director behind Alice (2022)?
Krystin Ver Linden directed Alice (2022).
Who produced Alice (2022)?
Peter Lawson, Vickie de Varona Hsieh and Keke Palmer produced Alice (2022).