Problemista

Mar 1, 2024

1h 44m

★ 6.8

Overview

Alejandro is an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador, struggling to bring his unusual ideas to life in New York City. As time on his work visa runs out, a job assisting an erratic art-world outcast becomes his only hope to stay in the country and realize his dream.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

A24

Fruit Tree

Problemista Trailers

Cast

Alejandro

Julio Torres

Elizabeth

Tilda Swinton

Bobby

RZA

Narrator (voice)

Isabella Rossellini

Dolores

Catalina Saavedra

Bingham

James Scully

Khalil

Laith Nakli

Spray

Spike Einbinder

Young Alejandro

Logan J. Alarcon-Poucel

Dalia

Greta Lee

Craigslist

Larry Owens

Beatriz, Khalil Law Paralegal

Glo Tavarez

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6.2

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6.4

Still Breathing

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Two lost souls: she a con-artist in L.A.; he a puppeteer in San Antonio have the same dream linking each with the other. He travels to L.A. to find this woman he has become obsessed with. She resists, afraid of his kooky ideas until she travels with him to San Antonio and meets his wise grandmother. Story of two disparate people linked by "fate" gets increasingly interesting as it rolls along.

5.6

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6.7

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6.3

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0.0

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5.3

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4.9

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While the country is under the yoke of a military junta and corrupt priests preach the apocalypse, a lawless, eccentric family – a kind of Bonnie & Clyde with kids – trek through the Brazilian interior. Their first aim is to deliver a consignment of weapons to a group of militant nuns who have withdrawn to the jungle, living off the income from their cannabis plantation. As gay , bi, trans, the converts so organized to make revolution.

10.0

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“All in good time. I promise he will come to you.” This is something Anthony has been told by his mom. Little did he know that quote would follow him throughout his romantic endeavors. After a few years, being in his late 20s without experience building relationships, Anthony finds himself in a vicious cycle of heartbreak as he continues searching for true love. Anthony’s best friend Chloe sets him up with Justin, who wants a short-term, exclusive commitment. Chloe discovers that Anthony had sex with her boyfriend, Lucas. As tensions rise, Anthony relies on Justin for relief and comfort. Anthony takes responsibility for his actions and reaches out to the person who was there from the beginning—his mom, to fix the relationship that matters most.

4.8

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0.0

Pink:Diss

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6.2

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0.0

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No overview available.

4.0

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4.9

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