Jimpa

Name: Jimpa
Genre: Drama, Family
Released: February 6, 2026
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 47

2026

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Kino Lorber | Release Date: February 6, 2026 | Not Rated

Summary: Filmmaker Hannah (Olivia Colman) takes her trans nonbinary teenager Frances (Aud Mason-Hyde) to Amsterdam to visit their gay grandfather, lovingly known as “Jimpa” (John Lithgow). When Frances expresses a desire to stay with Jimpa for a year abroad, Hannah is forced to reconsider her parenting beliefs and the stories she has long told aboutFilmmaker Hannah (Olivia Colman) takes her trans nonbinary teenager Frances (Aud Mason-Hyde) to Amsterdam to visit their gay grandfather, lovingly known as “Jimpa” (John Lithgow). When Frances expresses a desire to stay with Jimpa for a year abroad, Hannah is forced to reconsider her parenting beliefs and the stories she has long told about her family. As Jimpa faces the difficulties of aging as a gay man in a generation that never expected to grow old and Frances grapples with the disappointment of heroes falling short of their ideals, Hannah learns to navigate the differing perspectives of her father and her child. … Expand

Genre(s): Drama, Family

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 113 min

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Chase Hutchinson

Jan 25, 2025

The result is a film that’s not just incisive and compassionate, but fully attuned to the rhythms of this modern family. Read full review

Screen Rant Graeme Guttmann

Jan 25, 2025

Along with its genuine humor and a frank exploration of the different ways queer people live today, Jimpa is an emotional experience that feels authentic in a way that can be difficult to capture. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Jan 25, 2025

The acting feels genuine across the board, with Lithgow (who wrestles an impossible-to-geolocate accent) emerging as the most fearless in an all-around daring ensemble. Read full review

Johnny Oleksinski

Jan 27, 2025

The overlong and too-steady movie tries to say so much — about the struggles of being gay in the ‘80s, gender identity, nontraditional relationship structures — that it all comes off as white noise. Albeit white noise that has a borderline oppressive desire to make us cry. Read full review

Natalia Winkelman

Feb 5, 2026

The men give Jimpa a warm, intergenerational quality, gesturing at the power of queer family over time. If only the film didn’t ask the audience to invest in so very many subplots; the clutter ends up sucking the air out of all of them. Read full review

IndieWire Wilson Chapman

Jan 25, 2025

Between an over-reliance on woozy indie filmmaking staples — from its soft lighting to its plodding, overly delicate score — and a central family dynamic that never feels legible, the end result is more irritating than enlightening. Read full review

Diego Semerene

Feb 4, 2026

Jimpa’s exploration of non-binary identity ultimately proves superficial. Read full review

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