Kafka
1991 · Movie · PG-13 · 98 min · ★ 6.4 · 48% critics
After a coworker is murdered, a quiet insurance clerk is pulled into a shadowy underground movement fighting a secret organization said to steer society’s biggest events. As the search for answers deepens, everyday bureaucracy turns into a paranoid, dreamlike maze where reality feels increasingly unstable.
Also known as Mr. Kneff
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Details
- Years
- 1991
- Release date
- 1991-11-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Critic score
- 48/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (154 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a moody, surreal conspiracy thriller that values atmosphere over clear answers; Not for you if you dislike gloomy, confusing stories or want a straightforward mystery like Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt.
Pros: eerie, dreamlike atmosphere; striking black-and-white look; strong, intriguing cast | Cons: confusing, less accessible; clumsy, thin script; rushed final stretch
Themes
- worker
- writer
- co-workers relationship
- kafka
Cast & crew
Jeremy Irons
as Kafka
Theresa Russell
as Gabriela
Joel Grey
as Burgel
Ian Holm
as Dr. Murnau
Jeroen Krabbé
as Bizzlebek
Armin Mueller-Stahl
as Grubach
Alec Guinness
as The Chief Clerk
Brian Glover
as Castle Hechman
Keith Allen
as Ass. Ludwig
Simon McBurney
as Assistant Oscar
Directed by Steven Soderbergh