Kinds of Kindness

About Kinds of Kindness

A triptych fable following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.

Kinds of Kindness (2024) is a comedy film directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Emma Stone appears as Rita, Jesse Plemons as Robert, Willem Dafoe as Raymond, and Margaret Qualley as Vivian.

At 164 minutes long, it arrived in May 2024. Written by Efthimis Filippou and Yorgos Lanthimos. Production companies include Element Pictures, Film4 Productions, and Searchlight Pictures.

Shelv files it under anthology, mental illness, shocking, and dramedy. It scores 6.5 out of 10 from 1,370 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.

Black Swan, Anatomy of a Fall, and Saltburn make useful companions to Kinds of Kindness, all filed under self-harm and suspenseful.