# Kinds of Kindness (2024)

> Three unsettling stories use recurring actors and absurd rituals to probe obedience, identity, abuse, and the violent limits of human persuasion.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/973684

## Facts

- Runtime: 164 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
- Cast: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Mamoudou Athie, Joe Alwyn, Hunter Schafer
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22408160/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: absurdist, bleak, deadpan, arthouse movie night, challenging cinema marathon

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