Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- paranoid
- claustrophobic
- methodical
- late night thriller viewing
- pandemic-era cinema
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film’s sleek direction, tense pacing, cinematography, and Zoë Kravitz’s performance, while noting that some thematic elements and the conclusion are less successful.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Angela discovers evidence of a violent crime while reviewing audio data from the Kimi system.
Angela’s agoraphobia turns her apartment and eventual journey through Seattle into the film’s central source of tension.
Angela meets resistance and bureaucracy from her company when she attempts to report the crime.
The Kimi data stream exposes private speech and links technological access to criminal danger.
Films like Kimi, and why
Rear Window
shared surveillance mystery, confined viewpoint, and escalating danger modeled through a technologically mediated window
The Conversation
shared paranoia thriller atmosphere, invasive technology, and suspicion surrounding institutional wrongdoing
Panic Room
shared single-protagonist suspense, claustrophobic domestic perspective, and an ordinary person forced into physical danger
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
shared contemporary urban crime thriller structure, elegant procedural tension, and institutional obstruction
Movie Details
- Director
- Steven Soderbergh
- Release Date
- 2022-02-10
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (1024)
Cast
- Zoë Kravitz
- Byron Bowers
- Jaime Camil
- Erika Christensen
- Derek DelGaudio
- Robin Givens
- Charles Halford
- Devin Ratray
- Jacob Vargas
- Rita Wilson
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- 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 Kimi about?
- An agoraphobic Seattle tech worker must leave her apartment to expose a crime hidden inside the data she monitors.
- What is Kimi like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Kimi as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Kimi violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Kimi as mild.
- What did critics think of Kimi?
- Critics broadly praised the film’s sleek direction, tense pacing, cinematography, and Zoë Kravitz’s performance, while noting that some thematic elements and the conclusion are less successful.
- Which films are like Kimi?
- Films with a similar feel include Rear Window, The Conversation, Panic Room, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
- How long is Kimi?
- Kimi runs 89 minutes.
- Where can I watch Kimi?
- In United States, Kimi streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max.
