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- 2016
- R
- A24
- 1 h 23 m
- 2016
- R
- A24
- 1 h 23 m
Summary When Krisha shows up at her sister's Texas home on Thanksgiving morning, her close and extended family greet her with a mixture of warmth and wariness. Almost immediately, a palpable unease permeates the air, one which only grows in force as Krisha gets to work cooking the turkey and trying to make up for lost time by catching up with he...
Directed By: Trey Edward Shults
Written By: Trey Edward Shults
- 2016
- R
- A24
- 1 h 23 m
- 2016
- R
- A24
- 1 h 23 m
Krisha
7.9
Summary When Krisha shows up at her sister's Texas home on Thanksgiving morning, her close and extended family greet her with a mixture of warmth and wariness. Almost immediately, a palpable unease permeates the air, one which only grows in force as Krisha gets to work cooking the turkey and trying to make up for lost time by catching up with he...
Directed By: Trey Edward Shults
Written By: Trey Edward Shults
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 31 Critic Reviews
86
94% Positive
29 Reviews
29 Reviews
6% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 31 Critic Reviews
86
94% Positive
29 Reviews
29 Reviews
6% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Krisha, directed by first-timer Trey Edward Shults, is a masterful opera of discomfort and hurt feelings.
What you call Mr. Shults’s first film is spectacular.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 63 User Ratings
7.9
84% Positive
53 Ratings
53 Ratings
8% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
8% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 63 User Ratings
7.9
84% Positive
53 Ratings
53 Ratings
8% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
8% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
Very powerfull movie... a real punch in the face of all the social conventions... The form how themmovie was filmed in only nine years with so much intensity made of Krisha a masterpiece in my opinion.
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A movie that defies standard film experiences. It is WAY ahead of its time and will go on to prove itself as an important film in history--both as an American piece of art as well as its existence in the world. I have been so inspired by this film both as an artist and as a human being who appreciates Trey Edward Schultz's process as a filmmaker. Well done. I look forward to your next masterpiece.
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Krisha Fairchild’s lead performance starts off as riveting and grows ever more compelling as the brilliantly off-center story unwinds.
All the performances are terrific and lend the film a vérité so keen it may leave you as uncomfortable as the titular outcast.
What really registers is how frustrating Krisha’s erratic, furtive behavior would be if she were part of your family — and how deeply sympathetic she is because, thankfully, she is not. Fairchild’s performance is key to the movie: Krisha is witty and chatty one moment, and shut down like a deserted fairground the next.
Krisha showcases artistry that’s quite accomplished for a debut feature. That it’s all in service of a story that doesn’t seem to know what it really wants to do or say (other than dismantle its lead) is a shame, but there’s true promise here.
It rams home the main character's relentless downward spiral though an incessant parade of grandstanding stylistic flourishes.
Slyly, this film provided no evidence that Krisha was an "abandoneer" other than the character's assertions. Krisha's inability to challenge this definition of herself, internally or otherwise, is evidence only that she accepted her assigned identity as the family scapegoat. The film made clear that the character Trey was not considering a career in film. When we ask ourselves how in real life Trey became a filmmaker, perhaps we see that the bad actor in this film is truly Robyn, who gains a sense of superiority by cutting Trey off from his creative flow in order to prove which is the superior parent. There was no need to throw the whole turkey out. Unconditional regard and love for Krisha was out of the question in order to prove Robyn correct in every way. The Trey in the film was destined for business, and not destined to create this beautiful film about the sadness of a woman's tendency to be a control freak at the expense of the child she claims to be raising with full love. Like Solomon, I think we can see which is the real mother through the eyes of this filmmaker. The mother in possession has no interest in the welfare of the child, whereas Krisha seeks only that he be in touch with his creative destiny.
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Wow... This movie was crazy powerful and it kind of broke my heart... More people need to see this. Funny, terrifying and ultimately tragic. Thanksgiving family horror. I think it is only in a couple of theaters, sadly, but if you can see it, go now!
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This is a movie you must never skip even when you're forced to. Krisha is lovely a knockout and it'll make sure you enter the ring watching how beautiful it is.
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The beginning was a little too long and annoying at some point. But later it made me realize how it is easy to make things even worse than they are right now. I can not imagine feeling when you are not waiting to come back to your family, how to feel when everyone wants you our and when everyone thinks that you are ruining something. This movie is different, I liked the soundtrack and storyline. Just the music at the beginning at some moments was too irritating. It made me sad but most important thing is that this movie touched my heart in a way that no one has ever touched it before.
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