People are voting emotionally.

There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

While the film began, I was fascinated by the camera moving, the angle of camera, still pictures and freeze frame of its own. Just like enjoy the magical moment that every ordinary scene came into the ridiculous irony. It is a film about one kind of compensation, revenge and sacrifice. At first, Martin wanted the compensation from Steven, and what he wanted mostly was a substitute of a father. But it was in vain. Next, Martin cursed the Murphy family. It is his revenge. Lastly, the curse developed into the sacrifice. Steven had to kill one person to save the other's life. He had to do that. I wonder that the most sacred sacrifice is killing, because depriving one's life is the utmost punishment to human beings and the pleasant behavior for worshiping God. All the metaphors and the arrangements in this film made me think twice and feel interesting. That's why I subjectively liked it. So I gave it 10/10.

It's funny to read in the comments how this movie made angry so many people. I loooooved it! I loved everything: the story, the pace of the story, the acting, the music and of course the directing. Welll done, crew!

Steven and Anna Murphy are married with two children. Steven is a respected surgeon and befriends a teenage boy, Martin, who wants to be a doctor. Then the Murphy's children fall ill and Martin makes a shocking request.Interesting, though ultimately not fulfilling nor profound. Written and directed by Yorgos Lanthimos whose previous film was the craptacular The Lobster, so I feared for the worst before watching this.Turns out it wasn't that bad. Never great - from the beginning none of the characters are likeable and dialogue is delivered in a very dull way. This can't be the fault of the actors (as the film stars Nicole Kidman and Colin Farrell and we know the performances they can deliver) so must be intentional on the part of the director. However, it is reasonably interesting and kicks up a notch when Martin makes his request.From then on it has an element of intrigue, as the Murphy's now have to make a choice, and which one will it be?The movie deserved a better conclusion though. Just seemed so empty and lacking in profundity. Was looking like it would turn out quite good but then slipped at the last hurdle. Still ends up better than The Lobster though...

No purpose. Move along. There is no way this rating adds up. All the other ratings are 1s and 2s as they should be.