Jojo Rabbit

2019 Directed by Taika Waititi

An anti-hate satire.

A World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy whose world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother is hiding a young Jewish girl in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler, Jojo must confront his blind nationalism.

Roman Griffin Davis Thomasin McKenzie Scarlett Johansson Taika Waititi Sam Rockwell Rebel Wilson Alfie Allen Stephen Merchant Archie Yates Luke Brandon Field Joe Weintraub Brian Caspe James McVan Judith Georgi Victoria Hogan Bethany Adams Iva Šindelková Matej Seifert Trish Osmond Odeta Cali Samuel Bogner Robert East Curtis Matthew Hardy Griffin Davis Christian Howlings Billy Rayner Gabriel Andrews Stanislav Callas Sam Haygarth Show All…

Alternative Titles

Caging Skies, JOJO兔, 少年乔乔的异想世界, 조조 래빗

comedy drama war

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Review by emily ★★★★ 55

sorry tarantino, taika’s the only director that can give me chills by filming a woman’s feet
Review by LME ★★★★ 27

Taika’s Inglourious Moonrise Kingdom
Review by Karsten Runquist ★★★★½ 40

Unexpectedly phenomenal. An absurd amount of passion and heart put into a film that shouldn’t work at all but miraculously does. Something no filmmaker besdies Watiti could pull off in this way. I’d go from embarrassingly scream laughing at Hitler jumping out of a window to being on the verge of tears. A breath of fresh air for this subject matter. If there was a film that truly felt like it needed to happen in 2019, it was Jojo Rabbit.
Review by demi adejuyigbe ★★½ 95

Scarlett Johansson absolutely nails the role of a German woman who is actually from both Long Island & Nigeria. Nick Frost and the Benjamin Button VFX team absolutely nail the role of Jojo’s best friend Yorki. Sam Rockwell, for the umpteenth time, absolutely nails the role of “virulent racist who is actually good.” Taika Waititi absolutely nails the role of guy who reminds you how much you like Life is Beautiful and Wes Anderson.
Review by James (Schaffrillas) ★★★★★ 23

"What did they do?"
"What they could."
I sobbed all the way through the credits. I couldn't even begin to compose myself. I was absolutely shaken to my core. And once I was able to find my footing and exit the theater, the first thing I did was buy a ticket to see it again.
Jojo Rabbit is a story of overcoming blind fanaticism and indoctrination, showcasing that monsters aren't born; they're made. They're manipulated. The transition Waititi's Adolf Hitler goes through over the course of the movie, from quirky companion to the furious, foaming-at-the-mouth espouser of hatred we know him as, illustrates the inner turmoil Jojo experiences as he grows to defy his twisted "conscience".
This is supported immensely…
Review by Lucy ★★★½ 4

CIFF 2019: film #4
“she doesn’t want to talk to me”
“well... you are a nazi”
very worthwhile, but the tonal shifts are somehow too sharp and also too mild simultaneously. this feels like it was missing an element or two. but it’s a difficult topic to spin into a comedy and also show immense and genuine empathy for, and taika did it much better than most could have
Review by Karsten Runquist ★★★★½ 31

Liked it so much this time around. One of the best uses of music of the year!
Review by katie ★★ 13

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Sam Rockwell plays a gay nazi
Review by Esther Rosenfield 306

"You're not a Nazi, Jojo. You're a ten year old kid, who likes swastikas and likes dressing up in a funny uniform and wants to be part of a club. But you are not one of them."
If there's one thing we've learned from the past couple years, it's that people are all too willing to make excuses for Nazis. Whether from the left, right, or center, we hear it constantly. Nazis aren't so bad. They're just people with different opinions. They aren't dangerous. They aren't even Nazis, and saying they are is what's really offensive. So I think a Jewish artist is presented with a responsibility. We can't make compromises on depicting Nazis. The scope of the Holocaust is…
Review by Sean Baker 13

Absolutely love it. The child performances are next level. A very special film. May be my fave of the year.
Watched at Cineplex Odeon Intl. Village - Vancouver
Review by davidehrlich ★★ 57

The THE GOLDFINCH of movies about kids who are imaginary best friends with Hitler.
Review by Roberto_ ★★★★ 1

taika waititi's linkedin be like:
- 379-year-old dandy vampire (2014)
- gentle blue alien made of rocks (2017)
- imaginary adolf hitler (2019)
ugh... his mind!!!
“let everything happen to you
beauty and terror
just keep going
no feeling is final”
― rainer maria rilke

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