This 2022 Oscar-winning Absurdist Comedy Drama Is A Must-watch

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The absurdist comedy-drama, Everything Everywhere All at Once was released in 2022 and is written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert.

For a show or a film to thrive on an OTT platform, one thing is clear, content is king. If the content can attract viewers, it generally becomes one of the hit shows. People have begun to rely on OTT platforms to indulge in entertaining genres. One American drama which was released in 2022 has been gaining traction on the OTT platform for its creative story, stunning visuals, par excellence acting by the star cast and humorous elements that make it entertaining through and through. Can you guess which film this is?

The absurdist comedy-drama, Everything Everywhere All at Once was released in 2022 and is written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. The film has been gaining traction because of the incorporation of several genres and film media including surrealism, comedy, science fiction, fantasy, martial arts, immigrant perspective and animation.

The film stars Michelle Yeoh as Evelyn Quan Wang, a Chinese-American immigrant who, while audited by the IRS, figures out that she somehow has to contact herself in the parallel universe to prevent a powerful being from destroying the multiverse. The film also stars Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, Jamie Lee Curtis, and James Hong.

Many unforeseen twists will leave the audience bamboozled. Interdimensional travel, and science fiction along with animations and graphics make it an interesting watch. The film is available on Netflix. The film, upon its theatrical release, grossed $77.2 million (Rs 645 crore approx) in the United States and Canada and $66.2 million (approx Rs 553 crore) in other territories, for a worldwide total of $143.4 million (approx Rs 1,198 crore).

Outside of the United States, other top-earning territories as of July 31 were the UK at $6.2 million (approx Rs 51 crore), Canada at $5.1 million (approx Rs 42 crore), Australia at $4.5 million (approx Rs 37 crore) and others.

Everything Everywhere All at Once won seven Oscars at the 95th Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Actress for Yeoh and Best Director for Kwan and Scheinert.