Overview
A whirlwind romance unfolds when a Brooklyn stripper marries into wealth, but fairy tales can turn into nightmares.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- profane
- frantic
- witty
- date night
- indie film night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as an energetic, emotionally affecting reinvention of romantic and screwball comedy, led by Mikey Madison's performance, while some found its long middle section repetitive and its tonal shifts or resolution uncertain.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ani's impulsive marriage to Ivan initially resembles a lavish modern fairy tale before his family's intervention destabilizes it.
Ani's sex work and Brooklyn life are placed against Ivan's inherited fortune and his family's ability to control the marriage.
The film combines wild banter, frantic pursuit, and slapstick disruption with Ani's degradation and emotional vulnerability.
Strip clubs, luxury mansions, Las Vegas excess, and Brooklyn streets define the film's shifting social terrain.
Films like Anora, and why
Pretty Woman
shares a profane romantic farce, class conflict, impulsive marriage, and tonal movement from exuberance toward emotional vulnerability
Hustlers
shares screwball energy, social class tensions, sexual frankness, and a romance shaped by unequal power
Crazy Rich Asians
shares a chaotic cross-cultural romance, wealthy-family pressure, and sharp comedy rooted in class disparity
The Florida Project
shares Sean Baker's intimate focus on sex workers, marginalization, dignity, and precarious urban lives
Movie Details
- Director
- Sean Baker
- Release Date
- 2024-10-14
- Runtime
- 139 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (3489)
Cast
- Mikey Madison
- Mark Eydelshteyn
- Yura Borisov
- Karren Karagulian
- Vache Tovmasyan
- Luna Sofía Miranda
- Lindsey Normington
- Darya Ekamasova
- Aleksey Serebryakov
- Anton Bitter
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Anora about?
- A Brooklyn sex worker's impulsive marriage to a Russian oligarch's reckless son turns into a frantic, profane struggle over love, money, and dignity.
- What is Anora like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Anora as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Anora violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Anora as mild.
- What did critics think of Anora?
- Critics broadly praised the film as an energetic, emotionally affecting reinvention of romantic and screwball comedy, led by Mikey Madison's performance, while some found its long middle section repetitive and its tonal shifts or resolution uncertain.
- Which films are like Anora?
- Films with a similar feel include Pretty Woman, Hustlers, Crazy Rich Asians, and The Florida Project.
- How long is Anora?
- Anora runs 139 minutes.
- Where can I watch Anora?
- In United States, Anora streams on Hulu.
