Join Klara at Towner Eastbourne
Taika Waititi's adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's bestselling novel is coming to Eastbourne, starring Jenna Ortega as the artificial friend Klara. With its unique blend of science fiction and drama, this film is set to explore themes of humanity, faith, and loneliness.
Dir: Taika Waititi
Cast: Jenna Ortega, Mia Tharia, Amy Adams, Natasha Lyonne, Aran Murphy, Rachel House, Steve Buscemi, Davida McKenzie
116 mins · 2026 · United Kingdom, United States of America · Cert 12A · English
TMDB 5.8/10 · Trakt 69%
The film, directed by Taika Waititi, tells the story of Klara, a solar-powered artificial friend who wants to find the perfect home, and her encounter with Josie, a young girl who has suffered great loss. As their relationship develops, Klara's innocent wonder and unwavering loyalty start to heal the family and bring light to Josie's complicated world.
With a runtime of 116 minutes and a certificate of 12A, this science fiction drama film features a talented cast, including Jenna Ortega, Mia Tharia, and Amy Adams. The film has received mixed reviews, with scores of 5.8/10 on TMDB and 69% on Trakt, and has been praised for its imaginative and fantasy-like feel, as well as its exploration of interesting ideas about humanity and faith.
The film will be screening at Towner, Eastbourne, from Friday, 30 October 2026, to Thursday, 5 November 2026. Tickets or details are available with the button beside this article. Despite receiving negative reviews from critics, with a score of 24% on Rotten Tomatoes and 30 out of 100 on Metacritic, viewers have found the film to be warm, gentle, and entertaining, with many praising Jenna Ortega's performance as Klara.
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What viewers say
LaNewbie · 4/10
Despite presenting several ideas that might be interesting to explore, the movie lacked focus and I didn't really leave the theater feeling much of anything at all. The lighting and framing was generally fantastic but as a whole I was hoping for something more.
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Johnny.Lumsden · 8/10
Certainly a weird, unique, dark comedy about a artificial robot that is made to be a friend who gets picked up by a teenage girl and her family. However, she is an older model which brings brings flaws to an already flawed family. Very entertaining and well done by Jenna Ortega portraying the robot. It’s a fun yet cringe yet sad and humorous and happy film. As the robot helps this teenager through some bad times.
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Aquilotto93
cinema #movie #movielovers🎬 Non so perché dalle recensioni questa pellicola sia bistrattata, la diatriba libro a film sembra il filo conduttore della polemica,ma non ho letto quindi il mio parere vale solo per ciò che ho visto. Il ritmo del racconto è l'unica vera pecca che posso riscontrare perché è leggermente voeckleriano in alcune parti,ma per il resto ho molto apprezzato. C'è amicizia,critica sociale,emozioni e ingenuità. Klara è un po' un…
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Manuel São Bento · 6/10
Check out my full review @ https://movieswetextedabout.com/klara-and-the-sun-movie-review-jenna-ortega-carries-taika-waititis-gentle-heartfelt-drama/ Rating: B- KLARA AND THE SUN is a warm, gentle drama that I quite enjoyed. Jenna Ortega carries it with one of my favorite performances of hers: expressive, funny, and much more complete than she’ll get credit for. Taika Waititi keeps his humor under control, and those light, kindly comedic bits…
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CinemaSerf · 7/10
"Klara" (Jenny Ortega) is the last in a long line of increasingly redundant personal robots whose hopes of being sold are dwindling by the days that she spends in the window of their shop with her colleagues. Then, out of the blue, she espies "Josie" (Mia Tharia) who is out shopping with her mother (Amy Adams) for that very thing. Shunning the more advanced models, she convinces "Chrissy" to buy her the older version and next thing "Klara" is…
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