Summary
Kinds of Kindnessreceives a VOD release date after a disappointing box office run. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, who co-wrote the script with his frequent collaborator Efthimis Filippou,Kinds of Kindnessis a triptych fable following a man trying to take control of his own life, a police officer whose wife was lost and sea and has returned a different person, and a woman determined to find someone destined to become a great spiritual leader. TheKinds of Kindnesscastincludes Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn, and Mamoudou Athie – all in multiple roles.
Now, well over a month after its theatrical release, the divisive black comedy is coming to VOD. Searchlight Pictures has announced thatKinds of Kindnesswill be available for purchase on digital platforms on August 27– including Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home – and on Blu-ray and DVD on October 8. Both the digital and physical releases will include bonus content, such as a featurette titled “Takes All Kinds: The Vision of Kinds of Kindness,” in which the cast and crew provide a behind-the-scenes look at the film’s costumes, cinematography, and music, along with some deleted scenes.
Kinds Of Kindness Ending Explained
The ending of Kinds of Kindness is uncomfortably funny. We break down the film’s biggest moments, including what it all means & how they’re linked.
Why Kinds Of Kindness Underperformed Compared To Poor Things
Its Divisive Reception Explained
Kinds of Kindnessmarks the latest reunion betweenStone and Lanthimos, who previously collaborated onThe Favourite, the short filmBleat, andPoor Things. The last of which, also starring Dafoe and Qualley, was a critical and commercial success that surprisingly made over $117 million at the box office on a $35 million budget and went on to win four Academy Awards, including Stone’s second win for Best Actress. Because of this,anticipation for Lanthimos and Stone’s next collaboration,Kinds of Kindness, was high.
However,Kinds of Kindnesslargely underperformed compared toPoor Things.It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May, and thoughKinds of Kindnessreviewswere generally positive, resulting in a 71% score on Rotten Tomatoes, the film divided critics upon its festival debut with its strange storylines, even for a famously deranged director like Lanthimos. Simultaneously, its off-kilter storylines were praised by many critics who calledKinds of Kindnessa frigidly cynical triptych brimming with black comedy that showcases Lanthimos at his most misanthropic and sharply comedic yet.
Though the critical response was generally positive,Kinds of Kindnessreally underperformed with audiences. It failed to make back its $15 million budget, grossing only $13 million at the box office, significantly less thanPoor Thingsmade the year prior. Overall, audiences didn’t connect withKinds of Kindnessquite like critics did, evidenced by its 48% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, which is understandable given how uncompromisingly absurdist it is.
Kinds of Kindness
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Kinds of Kindness is a 2024 comedy-drama film by writer-director Yorgos Lanthimos. Split across segments, Kinds of Kindness tells the stories of a man trying to reclaim his destiny, a police officer whose wife returns after being lost at sea only to seem like a different person, and a woman tasked with finding a future spiritual leader.
