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2022 · 140 min · R

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Directed by Daniel Scheinert, Daniel Kwan · Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) is a Action film, directed by Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan set in California during the 2020s. It runs 140 minutes and is rated R.

A martial arts, with a whimsical and surreal dreamlike tone. Themes of family & loyalty, identity, and memory & nostalgia play out through multiple perspectives and non linear / fractured timeline.

Composer
Ian ChangRafiq BhatiaRyan Lott
Cinematography
Larkin Seiple
Cast
Michelle YeohStephanie HsuKe Huy QuanJames HongJamie Lee CurtisTallie MedelJenny SlateHarry Shum Jr.

The world of this film

Setting

Where
California
Setting
Urban
When
2020s

Premise & themes

Premise
Martial Arts
Themes
Family & LoyaltyIdentityMemory & Nostalgia
Structure
Multiple PerspectivesNon Linear / Fractured Timeline
Tone
WhimsicalSurreal DreamlikeDarkly Comic

Shape

Protagonist
Solo LeadFemale LedEnsemble
Pacing
Propulsive
Dialogue
Talky Dialogue Driven
Based on
Pure Fiction

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