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Movie ID: 738
RT slug: licorice_pizza
RT URL: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/licorice_pizza
Release year: 2021
Runtime: 133 mins
Wide release date: 2021-12-25
Limited release date: 2021-11-26
Festival premiere date: —
Streaming release date: —
Tomatometer final: 90%
Audience score final: —
Genres: Comedy
Directors: Paul Thomas Anderson
Writers: Paul Thomas Anderson
Producers: Adam Somner, Paul Thomas Anderson, Sara Murphy
MPAA rating: R
Executive Producers: —
Created: 2026-06-14 16:15:42
Updated: 2026-06-14 16:15:42
In 1970s San Fernando Valley, a teenage actor and a young woman form a complicated bond while chasing ambition, romance and oddball opportunities.
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Canonical reviews: 325
Canonical fresh: 293
Canonical rotten: 32
Canonical calculated Tomatometer: 90%
Latest snapshot UTC: 2026-06-14 14:17:01
Snapshot Tomatometer: 90%
Snapshot review count: 325
Snapshot fresh count: 293
Snapshot rotten count: 32
Source note: Imported from manual review paste batch #1281 (full_snapshot)
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| Ghoulardi Film Company | production |
| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | production |
| Billing | Name | Character |
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| 1 | Alana Haim | Alana Kane |
| 2 | Cooper Hoffman | Gary Valentine |
| 3 | Sean Penn | Jack Holden |
| 4 | Tom Waits | Rex Blau |
| 5 | Bradley Cooper | Jon Peters |
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| ID | Critic | Outlet | Fresh? | Score | RT Time Raw | Approx Published UTC | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 167910 | Stephen Garrett | Book & Film Globe | Fresh | 5/5 | 2025-08-20T20:26:16Z | 2025-08-20 20:26:16 | It’s a film for anyone who feels like imminent adulthood is a constant, chronic bluff. |
| 167911 | Geoffrey Macnab | iNews.co.uk | Fresh | 4/5 | 2025-01-16T23:14:45Z | 2025-01-16 23:14:45 | Cooper Hoffman and Alana Haim are a delight in this meandering rites-of-passage story that conjures up perfectly the sights and sounds of early-70s LA. |
| 167912 | William Stottor | Loud and Clear Reviews | Fresh | 4/5 | 2024-07-18T15:05:36Z | 2024-07-18 15:05:36 | Like taking a time machine back to the 1970s, Licorice Pizza is a delightful piece of cinema, one rich with detail, character and an undeniably charming playfulness. |
| 167913 | Calum Cooper | Flick Feast | Fresh | — | 2024-07-15T20:57:17Z | 2024-07-15 20:57:17 | Licorice Pizza proves an aptly named film. It’s a title that captures both the hallucinogenic nostalgia of the film’s visual and musical prowess, and the bizarre nature of its story and setting. |
| 167914 | Dave Giannini | InSession Film | Fresh | — | 2024-02-24T00:37:34Z | 2024-02-24 00:37:34 | It is a grand, fun, romantic ride, that I guess will provide even more greatness on rewatch. |
| 167915 | Shawn Edwards | Fox 4 Kansas City | Rotten | 2/5 | 2023-10-27T23:04:35Z | 2023-10-27 23:04:35 | Nothing really happens, but the leads are really likable. |
| 167916 | Nadine Whitney | Mr. Movie's Film Blog | Fresh | — | 2023-09-17T13:59:53Z | 2023-09-17 13:59:53 | Licorice Pizza is nostalgic and heartfelt, funny, and wise. A change of pace from Anderson’s impressive filmography, yet it is still recognizably his. It may be a minor key compared to some of his other works, but it’s a song that you’ll enjoy playing. |
| 167917 | Taylor Gates | That Hashtag Show | Fresh | 70/100 | 2023-08-10T22:32:41Z | 2023-08-10 22:32:41 | Licorice Pizza offers a collage of many quirky subcultures and larger-than-life characters, some more effective than others. |
| 167918 | Rick Bentley | KGET-TV (Bakersfield, CA) | Rotten | 1.5/4 | 2023-08-10T06:04:02Z | 2023-08-10 06:04:02 | It should be obvious from the name of the film that Anderson is more interested in things in life that clash more than those that connect. |
| 167919 | Greg Carlson | Vague Visages | Fresh | — | 2023-07-28T20:25:12Z | 2023-07-28 20:25:12 | Their friendship courses through a warm-hearted array of offbeat anecdotes that ultimately strengthen their takes-one-to-know-one bond. |
| 167920 | Zach Pope | Zach Pope Reviews | Fresh | — | 2023-07-26T19:14:25Z | 2023-07-26 19:14:25 | A quintessential movie to see this year & beyond. Light, joyful, sweet, & HILARIOUS. The passion & love that PTA infused into this movie is some of his strongest he has ever done. You aren’t ready for Hoffman & Haim’s performances. Truly PERFECT |
| 167921 | Paul Kanieski | KSQD Community Radio | Fresh | — | 2023-07-25T23:44:37Z | 2023-07-25 23:44:37 | Even though Paul Thomas Anderson keeps things real by avoiding glamour shots and reveling in close-ups of imperfect teeth and skin blemishes, he gives us Gary & Alana moments that border on the magical. |
| 167922 | Tina Kakadelis | Beyond the Cinerama Dome | Rotten | — | 2023-07-25T02:24:43Z | 2023-07-25 02:24:43 | It’s impossible not to feel the warmth of how much this movie, and the time, place, and people it represents, means to Anderson. That love, though, does not excuse some of the choices he made. |
| 167923 | Cole Smithey | ColeSmithey.com | Rotten | — | 2023-02-05T22:33:56Z | 2023-02-05 22:33:56 | ZERO STARS Paul Thomas Anderson shits the bed of his own movie with a couple of truly horrendous scenes of anti-Asian caricature. Not funny. Deal-breaker. What a waste. |
| 167924 | Diego Batlle | Otroscines.com | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2022-12-20T21:21:12Z | 2022-12-20 21:21:12 | [Licorice Pizza] has that PTA's prodigious way of filming life and bittersweet comedy in 35mm. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 167925 | M.N. Miller | Ready Steady Cut | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2022-10-21T20:30:55Z | 2022-10-21 20:30:55 | The entire experience is an energetic and gleefully enjoyable ride that captures time and place beautifully. Yet, themes under the surface arise organically and unexpectedly that give Mr. Anderson’s film depth. |
| 167926 | Asia Frey | Lagniappe (Mobile, AL) | Fresh | — | 2022-10-04T19:05:26Z | 2022-10-04 19:05:26 | A madcap, meandering trip to 1970s California, this comedy is full of unexpected action and unforgettable characters, including brief, insane cameos from well-known stars and magnetic, natural performances. |
| 167927 | Michael Barrett | PopMatters | Fresh | — | 2022-08-30T18:16:44Z | 2022-08-30 18:16:44 | Even though the title conjures a sharp, sour taste, I think people can stare at Licorice Pizza and miss that it says the opposite of what most American films sell. Yet it's all right there, like the "magic eye" hidden image in an autostereogram. |
| 167928 | Rob Gonsalves | Rob's Movie Vault | Fresh | A | 2022-08-24T17:35:14Z | 2022-08-24 17:35:14 | If you don’t agree early on that these two are worth following wherever they wander, maybe the movie isn’t your thing. I was happy to be in their company. |
| 167929 | Keith Garlington | Keith & the Movies | Fresh | 3/5 | 2022-08-16T22:29:06Z | 2022-08-16 22:29:06 | An easygoing trip down memory lane, full of nostalgic callbacks and needle drops. But for some, their enjoyment may ultimately come down to their ability to overlook the ickiness that simmers underneath the central relationship. |
| 167930 | Leigh Paatsch | Herald Sun (Australia) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2022-08-12T19:24:14Z | 2022-08-12 19:24:14 | This invitingly laidback hangout movie is nothing short of mesmerizing. |
| 167931 | Tom Shone | The Times (UK) | Fresh | 5/5 | 2022-08-08T19:29:18Z | 2022-08-08 19:29:18 | ... As perversely delicious as its title. |
| 167932 | Zoë Rose Bryant | Next Best Picture | Fresh | 10/10 | 2022-07-14T20:36:30Z | 2022-07-14 20:36:30 | With a pair of powerhouse performances from newcomers Cooper Hoffman and Alana Haim - and another sharp script from Paul Thomas Anderson - "Licorice Pizza" is the kind of movie that reminds you why you fell in love with the film medium in the first place. |
| 167933 | Sarah Ward | Concrete Playground | Fresh | — | 2022-07-08T08:33:48Z | 2022-07-08 08:33:48 | Licorice Pizza births two new on-screen talents, both putting in two of 2021's best performances and two of the finest-ever movie debuts. |
| 167934 | Nick Boyd | Battle Royale With Cheese | Fresh | — | 2022-06-27T19:10:08Z | 2022-06-27 19:10:08 | The film still works in enough goodwill and appeal to be worth a look, especially for those who have a fondness for nostalgia. |
| 167935 | Erick Estrada | Cinegarage | Fresh | — | 2022-06-17T21:05:01Z | 2022-06-17 21:05:01 | Improbable and attractive, like a licorice pizza, and as full of feelings as new vinyl. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 167936 | Victoria Luxford | BBC.com | Fresh | 5/5 | 2022-06-17T01:01:59Z | 2022-06-17 01:01:59 | Really stands up alongside (Anderson’s best work). It feels authentic for the time, and gives us a new star in Cooper Hoffman |
| 167937 | Carlos Boyero | El Pais (Spain) | Fresh | — | 2022-06-09T16:45:19Z | 2022-06-09 16:45:19 | Licorice Pizza left a good taste in my mouth. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 167938 | Kent Garrison | Mad About Movies Podcast | Fresh | A | 2022-06-09T14:30:13Z | 2022-06-09 14:30:13 | Paul Thomas Anderson and HAIM are a creative partnership that keep on delivering the goods. |
| 167939 | Guy Lodge | Film of the Week | Fresh | — | 2022-06-01T08:04:32Z | 2022-06-01 08:04:32 | Licorice Pizza, like Phantom Thread, is a study of magnetic human connection that isn’t necessarily good for either party — but then, magnetic human connection rarely thinks that way, or thinks at all. |
| 167940 | Alejandro G. Calvo | Sensacine | Fresh | 5/5 | 2022-05-25T18:11:16Z | 2022-05-25 18:11:16 | It seems like a small movie and, really, this is giant. Long live PTA. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 167941 | Matt Brunson | Film Frenzy | Fresh | 2.5/4 | 2022-05-21T16:16:50Z | 2022-05-21 16:16:50 | PTA's most conventional work to date has been wildly overpraised in some circles, considering it's really not much better (but certainly no worse) than the zillion “coming of age” tales that preceded it. |
| 167942 | Allison Rose | FlickDirect | Fresh | 4/5 | 2022-05-18T20:53:16Z | 2022-05-18 20:53:16 | The best part of Licorice Pizza is the cast. Both leads are making their feature film debuts but you would never know it from their performances. |
| 167943 | Natalia Trzenko | La Nación (Argentina) | Fresh | 5/5 | 2022-05-18T17:07:41Z | 2022-05-18 17:07:41 | Reflects that peculiar time in which a fifteen-year-old boy could own several businesses... and the next minute run with abandonment, driven by a vitality that transcends the screen. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 167944 | Caffeinated Clint | Moviehole | Fresh | — | 2022-05-14T03:07:42Z | 2022-05-14 03:07:42 | The best film of the year |
| 167945 | Jorge Iván Morales | Cine Premiere | Fresh | 5/5 | 2022-05-13T19:09:02Z | 2022-05-13 19:09:02 | A breath of fresh air. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 167946 | Luis Martínez | El Mundo (Spain) | Fresh | 5/5 | 2022-05-12T19:56:28Z | 2022-05-12 19:56:28 | A film with infinite love… a departure from childhood and the pleasure of self-discovery. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 167947 | Hugo Hernández Valdivia | Cinexcepción | Fresh | 85/100 | 2022-05-12T18:53:20Z | 2022-05-12 18:53:20 | Recognizes the value of being young, and the value of loving to be young. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 167948 | Carla Renata | The Curvy Film Critic | Fresh | — | 2022-05-01T19:40:01Z | 2022-05-01 19:40:01 | Paul Thomas Anderson's Licorice Pizza is a golden, shimmery, crazy coming of age flick that makes you long for 70's California and the free-spirited energy that came with it. |
| 167949 | Don Shanahan | Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast | Fresh | — | 2022-04-09T15:49:42Z | 2022-04-09 15:49:42 | A messy hangout movie with loose draw to want to actually join the hangout. More Bradley Cooper please. |
| 167950 | Agustín Acevedo Kanopa | La Diaria | Fresh | 4/5 | 2022-03-30T02:44:18Z | 2022-03-30 02:44:18 | (Once again, Paul Thomas Anderson manages to make films that make us feel that talking about them is like photographing the moon: we see it at night and it seems majestic, but translating it on photographic paper makes it just a milky and elusive drop. |
| 167951 | A.S. Hamrah | The Baffler | Fresh | — | 2022-03-28T20:42:48Z | 2022-03-28 20:42:48 | The effect is that Licorice Pizza can never be central to the culture it is part of. That is its strength. It exists on the edge of Hollywood and is written in the margins of the film industry, adjacent to it, with an address in the Valley. |
| 167952 | Ross Anthony | Hollywood Report Card | Rotten | 1.5/4 | 2022-03-25T03:22:11Z | 2022-03-25 03:22:11 | I'm a PTA fan, but despite great filmmaking and acting, this one struggles to hold some well earned initial engagement and fun. |
| 167953 | Andrew Kendall | Stabroek News | Rotten | — | 2022-03-25T02:06:42Z | 2022-03-25 02:06:42 | By the end I was more exhausted than enchanted or even illuminated. Within the ambling restlessness of the no-thoughts-just-vibes energy, its hard to connect how the increasingly careless fragments are meant to be working towards any sense of import. |
| 167954 | Michael Southard | PopMatters | Rotten | — | 2022-03-23T20:58:40Z | 2022-03-23 20:58:40 | It’s worth asking why Anderson continues to vacuum up so much rapturous praise, even when he puts out duds like Licorice Pizza... |
| 167955 | Manuela Lazic | The Ringer | Fresh | — | 2022-03-23T20:51:16Z | 2022-03-23 20:51:16 | Paul Thomas Anderson’s script is the loosest, most romantic one he’s ever written, but what makes it Oscar worthy is everything happening just beneath the surface. |
| 167956 | Jonathan Romney | Uncut Magazine [UK] | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2022-03-18T22:19:02Z | 2022-03-18 22:19:02 | It’s a joy, and the sort of film that like a great LP -- it’s named after a Californian record store -- you’ll want to play over and over. |
| 167957 | John Serba | Decider | Fresh | — | 2022-03-08T20:43:30Z | 2022-03-08 20:43:30 | Licorice Pizza is a captivating, enchanting, roughhousing film, like few others, possibly like no other. |
| 167958 | Sankhayan Ghosh | Film Companion | Fresh | — | 2022-03-03T00:20:07Z | 2022-03-03 00:20:07 | Paul Thomas Anderson’s new movie may seem like an exercise in nostalgia, but is so much more: it is illuminated by a deep sense of personal truth. |
| 167959 | Neil Soans | The Times of India | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2022-03-01T22:59:05Z | 2022-03-01 22:59:05 | Irrespective of its overall impact, the film showcases its two main leads, Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman. Their raw inexperience works perfectly for their roles. |
| 167960 | Yasser Medina | Cinefilia | Fresh | 7/10 | 2022-03-01T11:47:39Z | 2022-03-01 11:47:39 | A rather quirky coming-of-age flick from Anderson that, in my opinion, offers delicious slices about youth and the heady lightness of love. Full review in Spanish |
| 167961 | Jennifer Heaton | Alternative Lens | Fresh | 9/10 | 2022-02-28T15:33:02Z | 2022-02-28 15:33:02 | Is this the best Paul Thomas Anderson movie? No, but its quite possibly the most Paul Thomas Anderson movie. |
| 167962 | Sebastian Zavala Kahn | Cinencuentro | Fresh | 4/5 | 2022-02-26T03:33:27Z | 2022-02-26 03:33:27 | I couldn't connect with the story and its characters in the way that Anderson would have liked, especially considering the problems I had with the ending and the narrative structure. Full review in Spanish. |
| 167963 | Calum Baker | Radio Times | Fresh | 4/5 | 2022-02-24T16:56:12Z | 2022-02-24 16:56:12 | The period is captured through pitch-perfect production design and costuming, while the young leads give sparkling performances that easily sell the film's smooth blend of melancholic uncertainty and nostalgic sweetness. |
| 167964 | Elaine Cho | Mediaversity Reviews | Rotten | F | 2022-02-23T19:14:53Z | 2022-02-23 19:14:53 | "Alana is constantly hit on, ogled at, or subjected to predatory advances." |
| 167965 | David Lynch | KENS 5 TV (San Antonio) | Fresh | — | 2022-02-19T04:36:58Z | 2022-02-19 04:36:58 | "It remains as delightful as ever to go slip slidin away through Andersons singularly strange blend of melancholy, prickliness and farce, with not much of a clue where we'll end up." |
| 167966 | Joanne Laurier | World Socialist Web Site | Fresh | 2.5/4 | 2022-02-16T20:06:52Z | 2022-02-16 20:06:52 | In the end, the slightness of its concerns and narrowness of its scope catch up with and weaken Licorice Pizza. |
| 167967 | Sarah Marrs | Lainey Gossip | Fresh | — | 2022-02-16T03:52:40Z | 2022-02-16 03:52:40 | Licorice Pizza is ... a somewhat melancholy look at the difficulty of growing up and finding your place when you dont seem to fit anywhere. |
| 167968 | Sean P. Means | The Movie Cricket | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2022-02-13T06:33:01Z | 2022-02-13 06:33:01 | The narrative wanders frequently in Licorice Pizza, but Anderson lets it go to so many interesting places and meet so many interesting people that you dont mind. |
| 167969 | Dan Buffa | St. Louis Jewish Light | Fresh | A- | 2022-02-12T20:18:06Z | 2022-02-12 20:18:06 | And believe me, its a breakthrough role for Haim. Whether its her eyes playing tricks on you or her youthful body (she could walk into high school and fit right in), we quickly understand why Hoffmans Gary is so smitten. You know her name now. |
| 167970 | Susan Granger | SSG Syndicate | Rotten | 5/10 | 2022-02-12T19:06:19Z | 2022-02-12 19:06:19 | "Far-fetched, improbably frolicsome idea that - in the 1970s - a pimply, smooth-talking 15 year-old, who doesn't even have a driver's license, can woo and win an attractive 25 year-old in the San Fernando Valley." |
| 167971 | Rene Sanchez | Cine Sin Fronteras | Fresh | 4/4 | 2022-02-12T18:48:58Z | 2022-02-12 18:48:58 | A charming story about friendship and self-discovery wrapped in a nostalgic 1970s atmosphere. Full Review in Spanish |
| 167972 | Carson Timar | Filmotomy | Fresh | — | 2022-02-12T05:45:43Z | 2022-02-12 05:45:43 | Licorice Pizza is a complex film that comes so close to greatness only to drop the ball in its final few moments. |
| 167973 | Brian Eggert | Deep Focus Review | Fresh | 4/4 | 2022-02-12T04:45:32Z | 2022-02-12 04:45:32 | It's not a film about remembering when; it's a film about living in that moment. Fortunately, it's a moment that lasts two-and-a-half hours and zig-zags in every direction, leaving the viewer wrapped up in the sense that anything can happen. |
| 167974 | Jeff Nelson | Showbiz Cheat Sheet | Fresh | — | 2022-02-12T03:29:45Z | 2022-02-12 03:29:45 | It's very easy to get lost in Licorice Pizza and not ever want to leave its endearing world, which certainly indicates a high replay value. Anderson has a real charmer on his hands with one of his very best feature films. |
| 167975 | Adam Kempenaar | Filmspotting | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2022-02-10T03:34:21Z | 2022-02-10 03:34:21 | Theres a looseness a dreaminess, an illogic to how it all unfolds and meanders that is somehow still incredibly authentic. |
| 167976 | John Beifuss | Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2022-02-03T21:48:28Z | 2022-02-03 21:48:28 | The vibe suggests "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," but goofy. |
| 167977 | Chris McCoy | Memphis Flyer | Fresh | — | 2022-02-03T02:21:42Z | 2022-02-03 02:21:42 | The meandering Licorice Pizza lacks the gravitas of Andersons There Will Be Blood and cant approach the spooky depths of Inherent Vice. But theres something about this films Altman-esque alchemy that just feels good. |
| 167978 | Stephen Romei | The Australian | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2022-02-01T23:33:58Z | 2022-02-01 23:33:58 | The two leads, musician Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman, each in their feature film debut, are remarkable. |
| 167979 | Graeme Tuckett | The Post NZ | Fresh | 5/5 | 2022-01-28T00:36:54Z | 2022-01-28 00:36:54 | Licorice Pizza is more than Anderson returning to places that have been good to him in the past. This is a paean to a tarnished golden age. |
| 167980 | Dominic Corry | New Zealand Herald | Fresh | — | 2022-01-27T23:16:30Z | 2022-01-27 23:16:30 | Master filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson (Boogie Nights) returns to the setting of his earlier breakout movies for this tender, nostalgic hangout movie. |
| 167981 | Allen Adams | The Maine Edge | Fresh | 5/5 | 2022-01-27T18:56:54Z | 2022-01-27 18:56:54 | Licorice Pizza probably isn't at the top of the PTA heap, but rather more middle of the pack. And hey - that's fine. Mid-tier Anderson still gets you one of the best films of the year, which this very much is. |
| 167982 | Michael Ward | Should I See It | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2022-01-23T21:05:07Z | 2022-01-23 21:05:07 | One may be able to even overlook it's structural flaws because Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman are so wonderful together. |
| 167983 | Christina Newland | Reverse Shot | Fresh | — | 2022-01-21T22:18:16Z | 2022-01-21 22:18:16 | Licorice Pizza takes an arm's-length embrace of nostalgia. Anderson doesn't turn a blind eye to reality-he heightens it, weighting it with meaning, reflecting the romance of hindsight and adolescent abandon. |
| 167984 | John Lui | The Straits Times (Singapore) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2022-01-20T22:09:18Z | 2022-01-20 22:09:18 | Licorice Pizza's dialogue, cinematography, music, performances and locations work together to create a seamless world that is both nostalgic and deeply inviting. |
| 167985 | Ruben Peralta Rigaud | Cocalecas | Fresh | — | 2022-01-19T00:20:29Z | 2022-01-19 00:20:29 | Paul Thomas Anderson knowns how to package everything in beautiful images and atmospheric arrangements. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 167986 | David Nusair | Reel Film Reviews | Rotten | 2/4 | 2022-01-16T16:10:07Z | 2022-01-16 16:10:07 | ...a distressingly disappointing (and pervasively middling) effort from a once flawless filmmaker. |
| 167987 | Armond White | National Review | Fresh | — | 2022-01-14T20:10:55Z | 2022-01-14 20:10:55 | This is easily the American eccentric's best film because his usual indie-movie flaws - obscure themes, cynical perspective, and technical showing-off - are mitigated by a rare, relatable narrative. |
| 167988 | Alan French | InSession Film | Fresh | A- | 2022-01-14T01:30:24Z | 2022-01-14 01:30:24 | Anderson's foray into the world of young adulthood combines Linklater's lackadaisical vignettes with Ashby's hopeless dreamers. |
| 167989 | Simran Hans | Monocle | Fresh | — | 2022-01-13T20:10:55Z | 2022-01-13 20:10:55 | One thing I really like about this movie is the way it's structured, because it's meandering and it's loose [but] all these little moments, they feel like stories and anecdotes and memories that have been told and recounted many times. |
| 167990 | Kiko Vega | Espinof | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2022-01-13T20:00:56Z | 2022-01-13 20:00:56 | A gift for movie screens. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 167991 | Robert Roten | Laramie Movie Scope | Fresh | A | 2022-01-13T19:10:53Z | 2022-01-13 19:10:53 | This is a very entertaining film with some fine performances, some unexpected story lines, and some real poignancy to go with its humor and romance. It is a good distraction from the increasingly desperate times we live in. |
| 167992 | Tim Brayton | Alternate Ending | Rotten | 2.5/5 | 2022-01-13T09:30:12Z | 2022-01-13 09:30:12 | Its languid 133-minute running time is almost exclusively dedicated to watching people hanging out in individual moments, with an almost defiant refusal to make connections. |
| 167993 | Korey Coleman | Double Toasted | Fresh | — | 2022-01-13T05:30:24Z | 2022-01-13 05:30:24 | It's that kind of movie where life just happens. I was really impressed with how Paul Thomas Anderson would take small characters, and just for a moment it was their story. |
| 167994 | Margot Harrison | Seven Days (VT) | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2022-01-13T01:00:31Z | 2022-01-13 01:00:31 | Licorice Pizza is a little like Gary; it tries so hard to win you over that at first you may resist. Scene by scene, though, I found myself slipping into its groove. |
| 167995 | Neil Pond | Parade Magazine | Fresh | 4/5 | 2022-01-12T14:30:22Z | 2022-01-12 14:30:22 | A delightful, delicious swirl of ingredients--like a licorice pizza--for a feel-good coming-of-age story that will charm its way into your heart. |
| 167996 | Christopher Machell | CineVue | Fresh | 5/5 | 2022-01-12T02:00:24Z | 2022-01-12 02:00:24 | It is utterly beguiling and deeply, profoundly romantic. |
| 167997 | Chris Barsanti | Eyes Wide Open (Medium) | Fresh | — | 2022-01-11T02:20:31Z | 2022-01-11 02:20:31 | The whole thing clings together on a wing and a prayer but it succeeds in large part through sheer enthusiasm for the joy of storytelling. |
| 167998 | Jackie K. Cooper | jackiekcooper.com | Rotten | 5/10 | 2022-01-10T20:20:34Z | 2022-01-10 20:20:34 | The acting is great; the script is not. |
| 167999 | Blake Howard | Dark Horizons | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2022-01-09T21:50:13Z | 2022-01-09 21:50:13 | Paul Thomas Anderson's "Licorice Pizza" embraces the romance of being disconnected, of finding out who you are by pretending who you think you should be, and getting in trouble. |
| 168000 | Scott Tobias | The Reveal | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2022-01-09T03:10:11Z | 2022-01-09 03:10:11 | Anderson and Haim, with her sharp-elbowed and funny yet soulful performance, capture the flailing, directionless condition of being a woman in her mid-20s. |
| 168001 | Filipe Freitas | Always Good Movies | Rotten | 2.5/5 | 2022-01-08T23:00:13Z | 2022-01-08 23:00:13 | It's one of those cases where the intentions are awesome and the result disjointed. |
| 168002 | Dmitry Samarov | Chicago Reader | Fresh | — | 2022-01-08T01:20:50Z | 2022-01-08 01:20:50 | This is a film carried by two people who've basically never acted before, but Anderson somehow knew that they could, and neither hits a false note in over two hours. It's a star-crossed love story à la Harold and Maude minus the tragedy. |
| 168003 | Lael Loewenstein | FilmWeek (LAist) | Fresh | — | 2022-01-07T22:40:49Z | 2022-01-07 22:40:49 | A wonderful, rhapsodic valentine to Los Angeles. |
| 168004 | Michael Lee | Film Ireland Magazine | Fresh | — | 2022-01-07T21:20:51Z | 2022-01-07 21:20:51 | It's a radiant coming-of-age romance, that fills your heart with electricity and actively propels you straight into another dimension. |
| 168005 | Sonny Bunch | The Bulwark | Fresh | 3/4 | 2022-01-07T14:50:28Z | 2022-01-07 14:50:28 | Paul Thomas Anderson, romcom master. |
| 168006 | John McDonald | Australian Financial Review | Fresh | — | 2022-01-07T09:10:14Z | 2022-01-07 09:10:14 | At well over two hours, Licorice Pizza is long movie but it wouldn't have mattered if it were eight hours. I could have watched it all night. |
| 168007 | Paul Whitington | Irish Independent | Fresh | 5/5 | 2022-01-06T20:30:56Z | 2022-01-06 20:30:56 | Alana Haim, a musician who has never acted before, is astonishingly good in a challenging role, commanding the screen at all times and beguiling the viewer with her energy, intelligence, comic timing and commitment. |
| 168008 | Hilary A White | Sunday Independent (Ireland) | Fresh | 5/5 | 2022-01-06T20:30:55Z | 2022-01-06 20:30:55 | This is an LA teen-dream that manages to feel both languid and mesmerising at the same time, which, Anderson proves to us, might just be the best time. |
| 168009 | Harry Guerin | RTÉ (Ireland) | Fresh | 5/5 | 2022-01-06T20:30:53Z | 2022-01-06 20:30:53 | The first present of the new year has already arrived. Don't waste any time in opening it. |
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