Everything Everywhere All at Once, eventual Best Picture Oscar winner, released

Everything Everywhere All at Once Released: March 11, 2022 Studio: IAC Films, Gozie AGBO, Year of the Rat, Ley Line Entertainment Genre: drama/absurdist comedy Box Office (numbers in millions): Domestic: 77.19 Worldwide: 143.40 Adjusted for Inflation: Domestic: -- Worldwide: --

Directing: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert Screenwriting: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert Starring: Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, James Hong, Jamie Lee Curtis Review: Evelyn Quan Wang (Yeoh) delivers “a stellar performance” LB as a Chinese-American immigrant who runs a laundromat with her husband, Waymond (Quan). Amidst the stress of enduring an IRS audit and her husband trying to serve her divorce papers, Evelyn “discovers that she must connect with parallel versions of herself to prevent a powerful being from destroying the multiverse.” WK “She carries an incredibly complex story without missing a beat.” LB It is “a carefully crafted film, with one of the tightest screenplays you will ever encounter…Nothing you see is a throwaway line, or visual gag.” LB It is “a beautiful story of finding purpose and overcoming intergenerational trauma.” LB In addition to Wang, “amazing work is also done by the rest of the cast, especially Ke Huy Quan as Waymond Wang…and Stephanie Hsu as Joy Wang (Evelyn’s daughter).” LB The movie “explores philosophical themes such as existentialism, nihilism, surrealism, and absurdism, as well as themes such as neurodivergence, depression, generational trauma, and Asian American identity.” WK Wikipedia.org says the film incorporates elements from multiple genres, including “surreal comedy, science fiction, fantasy, martial arts films, immigrant narrative, and animation.” WK It was also inspired by several sources, including the video game Everything, the children’s book Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, and contemporary scholars such as philosopher Mary-Jane Rubenstein. WK Sources: LB LayeredButter.com review by Rodrigo Cokting WK Wikipedia.org

Awards/Honors/Lists: Dave’s Movie Database Lists: Awards: Oscars: Wins: 7: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Yeoh), Best Supporting Actor (Quan), Best Supporting Actress (Curtis), Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing Nominations: 11: Best Supporting Actress (Hsu), Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Best Costume Design First posted 2/26/2025.