Klara Shines
A new film from Taika Waititi, based on a bestselling novel, is coming to Hastings. Klara and the Sun tells the story of an Artificial Friend and her impact on a family.
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%
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the ODEON Hastings in Hastings will screen Klara and the Sun, a film directed by Taika Waititi and based on the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro. The film features a cast including Jenna Ortega, Amy Adams, and Steve Buscemi, and runs for 1 hour 56 minutes, with a certificate of 12A.
What is the film about? Klara and the Sun introduces audiences to Klara, an Artificial Friend who wants to find the perfect home, and her relationship with Josie, a girl she meets who has a fraught relationship with her mother and has suffered great loss.
Who made the film? The film was written and directed by Taika Waititi, based on the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, and features a cast including Jenna Ortega, Amy Adams, Mia Tharia, Aran Murphy, and Steve Buscemi.
How was the film received? The film has received mixed reviews, with scores of 5.8/10 on TMDB and 69% on Trakt, and negative reviews from critics, with a score of 24% on Rotten Tomatoes and 30 out of 100 on Metacritic, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews. Tickets are with the button beside the article.
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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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