Jimpa
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Hannah and her non-binary teenager Frances visit her gay grandfather Jimpa in Amsterdam. Frances expresses a desire to stay with their grandfather for a year, challenging Hannah's parenting beliefs and forcing her to confront past issues.
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JIMPA presents a deeply personal LGBTQ family story that splits audiences down the middle, with viewers either finding it genuinely moving or uncomfortably awkward. While Olivia Colman, John Lithgow, and newcomer Aud Mason-Hyde deliver compelling performances across three generations, the film's intimate family dynamics - including controversial bathing scenes between mother and teenage child - leave many viewers feeling unsettled rather than touched.
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- Mar 3, 2026
I loved how Olivia described her parents’ relationship as them coaching each other through life before separating. That sounded so nice. This movie made me reflect quite a bit on life. Amsterdam also looked like a dream in interior design.
KyloJan 23, 2025my first score!
nick wardJan 23, 2025There is absolutely NO WAY. MOM. and her TEENAGE CHILD. BATHED TOGETHER!!!!!! TWICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
elenampete - Jan 23, 2025
I did not like this. It made me feel very weird and like I don't belong in a community I exist in This is clearly a very personal story, but it really comes across as not being on the other side of the conflict this movie is trying to engage, or specifically NOT engage…
Amanda the JediJan 24, 2025Sorry Jimpa, a sick Boygenius needle-drop at the end can’t save you from being what you really are (sometimes preachy and frequently boring). That said, Lithgow hangs HOG in this. Also, regarding the director saying in the Q&A that she and her 17 y/o kid actually take…
Nate SchwartzJan 23, 2025biased but i love it i love love
aud mason-hyde - Jan 23, 2025
JIMPA is a compelling and very moving portrait of three generations of a family finding connection and purpose. This personal LGBTQ narrative can be a little messy and unfocused at times, but the performances by Olivia Colman, John Lithgow, and Aud Mason-Hyde are all…
Brian RoweFeb 22, 2026And the most progressive mum award goes to… Olivia Colman won’t be dethroning Kate Winslet as the best Australian accent by a non-Australian actor any time soon, but great work nonetheless. GAY MOVIE LIST
B E R TJun 18, 2025i went to see this with my lesbian aunts and we all thought it was bad, now there’s a poignant intergenerational queer family story
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Claire Marshall lovedJimpaQueer, beautiful, moving, real. This movie felt personal on so many levels, and it made a croak in my throat for every time I heard Olivia Coleman’s character defend her non-binary child
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Metacritic
Feb 4, 2026
Jimpa’s exploration of non-binary identity ultimately proves superficial.
Diego Semerene
Slant Magazine
Jan 25, 2025
Jimpa is a heartfelt tribute that unfortunately doesn't resonate as much as it should.
Ross Bonaime
Collider
Jan 25, 2025
If Jimpa itself pushes us away, Colman tries to keeps us close, a warm and astute performance of raw, red-eyed emotion remaining entirely real until the end. If only we could have joined her there.
Benjamin Lee
The Guardian
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