Okja (2017)
We needed a miracle. And then we got one.
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Okja rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7.3/10· 139K votes
Rotten Tomatoes87%
Metacritic75%
TMDb7.334/10· 5K votesWith 87% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.3/10 on IMDb and 75/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.
About Okja
A young girl named Mija risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a massive animal named Okja.
Cast of Okja
An Seo-hyun
as Mija
Tilda Swinton
as Lucy Mirando / Nancy Mirando
Paul Dano
as Jay
Steven Yeun
as K
Jake Gyllenhaal
as Johnny Wilcox
Giancarlo Esposito
as Frank Dawson
Byun Hee-bong
as Hee-bong
Lily Collins
as Red
Daniel Henshall
as Blond
Devon Bostick
as Silver
Yoon Je-moon
as Mundo Park
Shirley Henderson
as Jennifer
Okja facts
- Budget
- $50M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Director crafts thematically rich adventure with genuine heart
- •Defiant protagonist drives compelling animal liberation narrative
- •East Asian perspective brings fresh approach to sci-fi storytelling
What the audience disliked
- •Tonal shifts between whimsy and darkness occasionally jar pacing
- •Some genre conventions feel overly familiar despite creative direction
Trailer
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