Franz
RELEASE DATE: TBA
| Bac Films | Release Date: TBA |
Summary:
It narrates the life of the writer Franz Kafka, from his birth to his death.
Genre(s):
Biography, Drama, History
Runtime:
127 min
Jan 14, 2026
Sep 23, 2025
It’s ultimately a very strange movie, and a far cry from what anyone expects from even the most idiosyncratic biopics. But it’s hard not to wonder if Franz is ahead of its time, much like Kafka was—which Holland depicts by tethering his consciousness to our fragile present, and constructing, in the process, a bridge to the past.
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Jan 14, 2026
Holland conjures up some genuinely Kafkaesque images and dialogue exchanges that feel like exactly the biopic Kafka deserves, and in those moments, “Kafka” is quite thrilling. Unfortunately, though, Holland’s surfeit of ideas results in a film that simultaneously feels like too much and not enough; too much deviation from standard biopic formula and not enough connective tissue to make everything cohere.
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