
Emilia Pérez
2024 · Movie · R · 132 min · ★ 6.5
Rita, an underrated lawyer working for a large law firm more interested in getting criminals out of jail than bringing them to justice, is hired by the leader of a criminal organization.
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Details
- Years
- 2024
- Release date
- 2024-08-21
- Language
- French
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 132 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (1,967 votes)
Themes
- based on novel or book
- musical
- lawyer
- drug lord
- crime lord
- questioning
- based on opera
- criminal organization
- mexican cartel
- transgender
- self-redemption
- admiring
- +3 more
Awards & recognition
- Lumière Award — Best Film · 2025
- Lumière Award — Best Director · 2025
- Lumière Award — Best Actress · 2025
- Lumière Award — Best Screenplay · 2025
- Lumière Award — Best Music · 2025
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- Cannes Film Festival Award — Best Actress · 2024
- European Film Award — Best Film · 2024
- European Film Award — Best Director
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2025 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Makeup and Hairstyling · 2025 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Film · 2024 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · nominated
Cast & crew

Zoe Saldaña
as Rita

Karla Sofía Gascón
as Emilia / Manitas

Selena Gomez
as Jessi

Adriana Paz
as Epifanía

Edgar Ramírez
as Gustavo Brun

Mark Ivanir
as Wasserman

Eduardo Aladro
as Berlinger

Emiliano Hasan
as Gabriel Mendoza
- GM
Gaël Murguia-Fur
as Angel
- TP
Tirso Pietriga
as Diego
Directed by Jacques Audiard