Anora
2024
Sean Baker
139 min
Drama, Comedy, Romance
A young sex worker from Brooklyn gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as his parents set out to get the marriage annulled.
'Anora' Is Pure Cinema and the Best Picture Race Is Completely Up in the Air
Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins discuss Sean Baker's Palme d'Or winner.
2024-10-21
The 2025 Oscars: 'Anora' Has the Greatest Day
The Big Picture reacts to Anora's sweep at the 2025 Academy Awards.
2025-03-03
#452: Cinde-F***ing-Rella, Pt. 2 — Anora
Next Picture Show pairs Anora with Pretty Woman in a Cinderella story deep dive.
2024-11-26
After Dark: Anora
The Filmcast's dedicated review of Anora.
2024-11-16
"Anora," "Blitz," "Heretic"
Tim Grierson and Will Leitch review Anora.
2024-11-11
'Anora' Review: Sean Baker's Whirlwind Sex-Work Romance Sparkles
Variety calls Anora 'the uncut gem of this year's Cannes competition' — a rowdy, subversively romantic sex farce.
2024-05-21
Anora
RogerEbert.com praises Anora as 'powerful, spirited and rollicking' — both thrilling and heartbreaking.
2024-10-18
Less Sex Scenes, More Sex Shots: Sean Baker and Mikey Madison on Anora
Sean Baker and Mikey Madison discuss the making of Anora and their approach to the film's intimacy.
2024-10-18
Anora
Criterion's release with essays by Dennis Lim and Kier-La Janisse, plus a 67-minute making-of documentary.
2025-05-06
Sean Baker on Criterion, Anora, and Exploitation
Baker discusses the Criterion release and how Anora would have been marketed as exploitation cinema in the 1970s.
2025-05-06
Sex, Power, and Representation: Analyzing Sean Baker's Anora Through Feminist and Auteur Lenses
An analytical essay examining Anora's treatment of sex work, power, and representation.
2024-12-10
Anora: Cannes Review
Screen Daily's Cannes review of Sean Baker's Palme d'Or-winning screwball comedy.
2024-05-21
Anora: As a Sex Worker, I Find It a Bit More Complicated
A sex worker's perspective on Anora — finding the film beloved by critics but more complicated in its portrayal.
2024-10-21
Sean Baker Breaks Down Four Key Scenes from Anora
Baker breaks down four key scenes and his approach to actor improvisation.
2025-02-10
Anora review – Sean Baker's amazing, full-throttle tragicomedy
Bradshaw compares it to Pretty Woman — an amazing, full-throttle tragicomedy of romance, denial and betrayal.
2024-05-21
Anora review: Mikey Madison Leads Lovely, Chaotic Cinderella Story
AV Club praises Madison's star-making turn in Baker's brilliant inversion of the Cinderella tale.
2024-10-18
Anora's Honor
A deep literary analysis of Anora through the lens of honor, class, and the sex work narrative.
2024-11-01
A Second Look at Anora
Criterion's essay revisiting Anora after its Oscar sweep.
2025-05-01