Jojo, a lonely German boy during World War II has his world shaken when he learns that his single mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home. Influenced by a buffoonish imaginary version of Adolf Hitler, he begins to question his beliefs and confront the conflict between propaganda and his own humanity.
Directed by Taika Waititi
based on novel or book
world war ii
jew persecution
satire
imaginary friend
hitler youth
single mother
questioning
nazism
1940s
satirical
child protagonist
adolf hitler
children in wartime
suspicious
irreverent
nazi germany
doubtful
ridiculous
Rank
#20 in 2019·#841 overall
Trailer
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Letterboxd
4.0 / 5
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Cast
Roman Griffin Davis
Jojo
Thomasin McKenzie
Elsa
Scarlett Johansson
Rosie
Taika Waititi
Adolf
Sam Rockwell
Captain Klenzendorf
Rebel Wilson
Fraulein Rahm
Alfie Allen
Finkel
Stephen Merchant
Deertz
Archie Yates
Yorki
Luke Brandon Field
Christoph
Sam Haygarth
Hans
Stanislav Callas
Russian Soldier
Crew
Taika Waititi
Director
Taika Waititi
Screenplay
Michael Giacchino
Original Music Composer
Tom Eagles
Editor
Mihai Malaimare Jr.
Director of Photography
Taika Waititi
Producer
Tobias Poppe
Sound Designer
Daniel Douglass
ADR Mixer
Dennis Sands
Scoring Mixer
Jan Blahák
Stunts
Brendan Seals
Visual Effects Supervisor
Des Hamilton
Casting
Popular Reviews
10845 reviews
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9.0★ · 03/05/25
the only movie i’ve given a tehn
balanced serious emotional topics with comedy in the best way possible and also made me so invested in the story.
filmmaking was so good the scene where it’s the boy and girl and they’re staring at each other is actually such a good scene given the context of what had been happening.
s tier acting from ms scarlett jo obviously but the little kid was surprisingly wonderful and able to get the audience invested.
the only movie i’ve given a tehn
balanced serious emotional topics with comedy in the best way possible and also made me so invested in the story.
filmmaking was so good the scene where it’s the boy and girl and they’re staring at each other is actually such a good scene given the context of what had been happening.
s tier acting from ms scarlett jo obviously but the little kid was surprisingly wonderful and able to get the audience invested.
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David Easton
6.1★ · 10/29/25
Fun, but really pulls its punches. Adorkable Hitler
Fun, but really pulls its punches. Adorkable Hitler
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Noah
6.4★ · 10/29/25
A film I expected to like but in the end, I was just left feeling it was eh. Honestly what I expected when watching something from Taika Waititi in 2025.
A film I expected to like but in the end, I was just left feeling it was eh. Honestly what I expected when watching something from Taika Waititi in 2025.
