Kinds of Kindness

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BURBANK, CA (August 6, 2024) – Filled with unpredictability and intrigue, Searchlight Pictures’ Kinds of Kindness arrives on digital retailer platforms on August 27 and on Blu-ray and DVD October 8. From the Oscar-nominated director of Poor Things, Yorgos Lanthimos, the “profoundly hilarious” (David Fear, Rolling Stone) dark comedy features a star-studded cast, led by Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons and Willem Dafoe, that has been described as “laugh-out-loud funny” (David Ehrlich, Indiewire) and “bound to baffle and delight” (Peter Debruge, Variety) Kinds of Kindness won the 2024 Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Award for Jesse Plemons.

I thought this was a wonderful movie. This was one that I was surprised about because I wasn’t really sure how it was going to be. It was surprisingly really good too. I ended up enjoying this one a lot. This is one of those movies that you don’t really know what to expect or know what is going to happen next. I always love a movie where I can’t tell what is going to happen next. This gives it more suspense and wonder of what will happen. It all starts with a man who doesn’t really have control of his life, yet he wants to start taking control of his own life. It’s definitely very unpredictable, which to me, is great. 

Film Synopsis
Kinds of Kindness is a triptych fable following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life, a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person, and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.

Fans can delve deeper into the film with exclusive behind-the-scenes bonus features and deleted scenes when the boundary-pushing twisted film arrives on digital retailer platforms including Prime Video, Apple TV and Fandango at Home on August 27 and on Blu-ray and DVD October 8.

Bonus Features*

Featurette
• It Takes All Kinds: The Vision of Kinds of Kindness
Join cast and crew for a behind-the-scenes look at this unique triptych story written by Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou. See how the sets, costumes, cinematography and music amplify the film’s themes, and discover — maybe — what RMF stands for.

Deleted Scenes
• Robert ignores the SatNav
• Liz isn’t recognised

*Bonus features may vary by product and retailer

Cast
Emma Stone as Rita / Liz / Emily
Jesse Plemons as Robert / Daniel / Andrew
Willem Dafoe as Raymond / George / Omi
Margaret Qualley as Vivian / Martha / Rebecca / Ruth
Hong Chau as Sarah / Sharon / Aka
Joe Alywn as Collectibles Appraiser / Passenger / Joseph
Mamoudou Athie as Will / Neil / Morgue Nurse
Hunter Schafer as Anna

Produced by
Ed Guiney, p.g.a.
Andrew Lowe, p.g.a.
Yorgos Lanthimos, p.g.a.
Kasia Malipan, p.g.a.

Executive Producers
Ollie Madden
Daniel Battsek
Louise Lovegrove

Screenplay by
Yorgos Lanthimos & Efthimis Filippou

Directed by
Yorgos Lanthimos

Product Specifications
Release Date
Digital: August 27
Physical: October 8

Product SKUs
Digital: 4K UHD, HD, SD
Physical: Blu-ray (Blu-ray + Digital Code) & DVD

Feature Run Time
Approx. 164 minutes

Rating
U.S. Rated R

Aspect Ratio
Digital: 2.39:1
Physical: 2.39:1

Disc Size
Blu-ray: 50GB
DVD: 8.5GB

U.S. Audio
Blu-ray: English 5.1 DTS-HDMA and 2.0 Dolby Digital Descriptive Audio, Spanish and French 5.1 Dolby Digital
DVD: English, Spanish and French 5.1 Dolby Digital, English 2.0 Dolby Digital Descriptive Audio
Digital: English Dolby Atmos (UHD only, some platforms), English 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital, Spanish 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital, French 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital, English
Descriptive Audio 2.0 Dolby Digital (some platforms)

U.S. Subtitles
Blu-ray: English SDH, Spanish, French
DVD: English SDH, Spanish, French
Digital: English SDH, French, Spanish (some platforms)