The Kidnapping of Arabella

Name: The Kidnapping of Arabella
Duration: 1 h 47 min

1hr 47m

3.2/5 (743)

1hr 47m
3.2/5 (743)

An Italian woman named Holly is convinced she's the wrong version of herself until meeting a 7-year-old girl who changes her perspective. More Details »

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Release Date:

Jul 17, 2026

Runtime:

1hr 47m

Synopsis

An Italian woman named Holly is convinced she's the wrong version of herself until meeting a 7-year-old girl who changes her perspective.

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Carolina Cavalli's 'The Kidnapping of Arabella' divides audiences with its eccentric Italian road trip premise starring a surprisingly fluent Chris Pine, who delivers what one critic calls a 'yassified Nick Cave' performance. While some praise its playful Lanthimos-lite approach and unconventional casting choices, others find themselves distracted by the film's deliberately contrived character names and quirky directorial flourishes.

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3.2

RATINGS 3 FANS

3.2

Jul 17, 2026

Carolina Cavalli’s “The Kidnapping of Arabella” opens with one of the single most surprising things I’ve seen and/or heard in a movie this year: Chris Pine, swagged out in a skin-tight suit that makes him look like a yassified Nick Cave, seething with jealousy over Jonathan…

133 Likes

davidehrlich

Aug 27, 2025

Il rapimento è stato il mio per un'ora e 37

72 Likes

The Quirky Cinephile

Aug 27, 2025

“Evviva👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻che bello👏🏻👏🏻evviva👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻”

61 Likes

Nat
Aug 27, 2025

i trampolini da tuffi son stati inventati per permettere a carolina cavalli di poterci far sdraiare le sue protagoniste

44 Likes

giada

Oct 22, 2025

What if Roy Andersson made “Thelma & Louise”?

42 Likes

Robert Daniels

Aug 28, 2025

chiamare un bambino topper è un altro tipo di devianza mentale (a meno che a sceglierlo non sia stato bruno barbieri)

38 Likes

giulia🫧
Aug 28, 2025

god forbid a girl goes a little insane

37 Likes

p

Aug 27, 2025

Zerocalcare stava seduto giusto di fronte a me e mi ha pure dato una gomitata sulla gamba

34 Likes

Valentina

Aug 28, 2025

mai un nome normale in sti film, un andrea un marco, lucia, maria. No GRANITINA e TOPPER

32 Likes

izzy