
SummaryA man plagued by neuroses frequents the club, Exotica, trying to find solace - but even there his past hides among him.
Directed By:Atom Egoyan
Written By:Atom Egoyan
Exotica
Metascore
Generally Favorable
72
User score
Generally Favorable
6.2
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
72
72% Positive
18 Reviews
18 Reviews
28% Mixed
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0% Negative
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100
Exotica may not be as perfectly formed as some of Mr. Egoyan's earlier work. Because Thomas's subplot is not as intriguing as the scenes in the club, the stories take too long to merge. But the flaws are minor. Mr. Egoyan continues to build an important, uncompromising career.
88
Exotica may be a gloomy journey up river, but it's a trip worth taking. See it with a friend. One who has something to say. [03 Mar 1995, p.J]
78
Egoyan's greatest strength as a filmmaker may be his ability to create and sustain particular moods and atmospheres. In that sense, Exotica lives up to its name.
75
In his newest film Egoyan memorably gets under the skin of the skin trade. [10 Mar 1995, p.03]
70
Fascinating, and without the pretensions that have marred some of Egoyan's earlier work.
50
Egoyan makes you pay dearly by subjecting you to large doses of film-festival-strength ponderousness. [14 Apr 1995, p.19]
40
At its worst, which ends up being most of the time, the movie traps us in art-house pretentiousness, as we're obliged to follow the yearnings and abstract corruptions of the urban zestless.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.2
59% Positive
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24% Mixed
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Apr 5, 2021
8
''Exotica is a special place'' It's not what it seems at first, and is built step by step with themes ranging from obsession to loneliness. Broken characters that don't seem to know what they're looking for, they only know what they get in that place and in the moment. This is the best Atom Egoyan movie I've seen so far.
Mar 28, 2021
0
Un film dramatique ou pseudo-dramatique particulièrement décousu et bavard… qu’il soit décousu n’est pas très gênant au début, vu que ça se passe dans une boîte à strip-tease avec des bombasses affriolantes mais malheureusement, on se retrouve vite comme ces blaireaux qui matent des culs en tirant la gueule (mais pas la gueuse) : on se fait vite chier… La mise en scène est du genre à deux de tension, tout comme la distribution molle et mal dirigée, à l’unisson (à l’insu de leur plein gré peut-être) de ce merdier psycho-dramatique dont on se fout totalement : pas crédible, mal raconté, mal écrit, mal fait… On a d’ailleurs l’impression (confirmée) de se taper un téléfilm foireux qui casse pas trois couilles à un canard impuissant… mais qui nous les casse assez sévèrement, je dois dire ! Une daube qui n’a d’exotique que le nom et strictement aucun intérêt, à part s’écouter parler et meubler sa peur du vide, de son vide scénaristique avec de la merde !
Production Company:
- Alliance Entertainment
- Alliance Films
- Ego Film Arts
- Miramax
- Ontario Film Development Corporation
- Téléfilm Canada
Release Date:Mar 24, 1995
Duration:1 h 43 m
Rating:R
Tagline:In a world of temptation, obsession is the deadliest desire.
Awards
Genie Awards
• 8 Wins & 12 Nominations
Cannes Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Valladolid International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations




























