A kaleidoscopic, genre-bending multiverse odyssey that swirls through sci-fi absurdity and martial arts chaos to find a profound emotional center about generational trauma, existential dread, and the radical power of kindness.

Everything Everywhere All at Once

"The universe is so much bigger than you realize."

24 March 2022 United States of America 140 min ⭐ 7.7 (7,605)

Director: Daniel Scheinert Daniel Kwan

Cast: Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, James Hong, Jamie Lee Curtis

Action Adventure Science Fiction

Optimistic Nihilism vs. Existential Despair Generational Trauma & Mother-Daughter Healing Kindness as a Strategic Weapon The Asian-American Immigrant Experience

Budget: $25,000,000

Box Office: $139,200,000

Everything Everywhere All at Once - Easter Eggs & Hidden Details

Easter Eggs

Raccacoonie

A misremembered version of Pixar's Ratatouille involving a raccoon puppeteering a chef, which turns out to be a real universe in the film. It plays on the theme of 'even wrong ideas exist somewhere.'

2001: A Space Odyssey Homage

The 'Hot Dog Finger' universe origin story mimics the 'Dawn of Man' sequence from Kubrick's film, with the apes discovering hot dog fingers instead of tools/weapons, set to the iconic 'Also sprach Zarathustra' music.

Wong Kar-wai Style Universe

The universe where Evelyn is a movie star and Waymond is a CEO is shot in the visual style of Wong Kar-wai (specifically In the Mood for Love), utilizing step-printing, a green hue, and 4:3 aspect ratio.

Super Smash Bros. Reference

When Evelyn fights, the camera angles and floating shield effect mimic the gameplay style of the Super Smash Bros. video game series.

Repo Man Products

The generic products in the Alphaverse (like the can labeled simply 'BEER') are a visual reference to the cult film Repo Man.

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