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  • Rated R
  • 1hr 38m
  •  (15)
  • 68

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Julio Torres

Producer:

Ali Herting, Dave McCary, Emma Stone

Release Date:

Aug 4, 2023

Runtime:

1hr 38m

Synopsis

Alejandro is an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador struggling to bring his unusual ideas to life in NY. As time runs out on his work visa, a job assisting an erratic art-world outcast becomes his only hope to stay in the country.

Cast

  • Julio Torres
  • Tilda Swinton
  • RZA
  • Isabella Rossellini
  • Catalina Saavedra
  • James Scully
  • Laith Nakli
  • Spike Einbinder
  • Logan J. Alarcon-Poucel
  • Greta Lee

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Fun debut by a director with a vibrant voice!

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wasn't expecting much, beginning was a bit rough but 2nd and 3rd acts were great def worth a watch

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Metacritic

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40
Jul 11, 2024

Swinton is massively overblown and Torres too wispy and diffident to balance things out.

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Wendy Ide
The Observer (UK)
80
Mar 1, 2024

Problemista invokes the simplicity of myth without ever letting its characters become simplistic.

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Alexander Harrison
Screen Rant
38
Feb 26, 2024

The film doesn’t lock on a target long enough for it to work up a head of steam as satire about the art world and how it thrives on nepotism, let alone one about the frustrations of the immigration process.

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