Jimpa
Kino Lorber | Release Date: February 6, 2026 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
11
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
TheWrapChase HutchinsonJan 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
70
VarietyPeter DebrugeJan 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
70
Screen RantGraeme GuttmannJan 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
60
Screen DailyTim GriersonJan 25, 2025
Hyde’s fifth feature is an affectionate, perceptive observation about the quiet difficulties of family, even if the picture overstays its welcome with a melodramatic, predictable final third. Read full review
60
ColliderRoss BonaimeJan 25, 2025
Jimpa is a heartfelt tribute that unfortunately doesn't resonate as much as it should. Read full review
58
The PlaylistGregory EllwoodJan 25, 2025
What keeps “Jimpa” from collapsing on itself is Colman’s steady turn (don’t forget, she’s so talented she was the only compelling aspect of Marvel Studios’ disastrous “Secret Invasion”) and Matthew Chuang’s wonderfully lush cinematography. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comClint WorthingtonFeb 6, 2026
Jimpa is a story that feels like it’s arrived about a decade too late for its intended audience: Queer people want more from their rep than being anthropologically observed from the sidelines, and straight people have watched enough “Drag Race” to already be familiar with the concepts this film treats as novel. Read full review
50
The New York TimesNatalia WinkelmanFeb 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
50
New York PostJohnny OleksinskiJan 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
42
IndieWireWilson ChapmanJan 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
40
The IndependentClarisse LoughreyMay 8, 2026
Jimpa is a film about a director who’s too afraid of conflict that is, itself, too afraid of conflict. Read full review
40
The GuardianPeter BradshawMay 6, 2026
The coming-of-age parts of the film centred on Frances work a little better, but for all that, and despite Lithgow and Colman’s commitment, this is very uncertain. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyJan 25, 2025
Made with love and acted with great empathy by a cast led by always dependable pros Olivia Colman and John Lithgow, Jimpa is nothing if not sincere. But to be brutally honest, it’s also kind of a cringey bore, like being stuck in a room with a bunch of oversharers from queer studies class. Read full review
40
The GuardianBenjamin LeeJan 25, 2025
If Jimpa itself pushes us away, Colman tries to keeps us close, a warm and astute performance of raw, red-eyed emotion remaining entirely real until the end. If only we could have joined her there. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineDiego SemereneFeb 4, 2026
Jimpa’s exploration of non-binary identity ultimately proves superficial. Read full review
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