Anora (18)

★★★★★ Gorgeous, deranged - and one of the films of the year - the director of The Florida Project delivers an unpredictable rags to riches tale about a young stripper. ~ The i.

★★★★★ Sean Baker’s story of a Russian oligarch’s son who falls for a sex worker is a Coen Brothers-style black comedy and deservedly won the Palme d’Or this year. ~ The Times.

★★★★★ The most entertaining chronicler of contemporary degeneracy has miraculously resurrected the screwball comedy. Nobody in this riotous movie says hallelujah: they are far too busy swearing and shouting at the breakneck pace of His Girl Friday. ~ The Irish Times.

★★★★★ Energy fizzes through Baker’s anti-Cinderella story in which Mikey Madison is an Oscar shoo-in with her bristlingly real performance as a strip-club dancer. ~ Financial Times.

★★★★★ Madison makes a name for herself in this mouthy, moving story of stripper meets oligarch – and it's a laugh a minute. ~ Evening Standard.

★★★★★ The scene-stealing leading lady is surely destined for stardom thanks to Sean Baker’s high-energy panic comedy. ~ The Telegraph.

★★★★★ ‘Pretty Woman’ with a vodka hangover? Sean Baker’s darkly funny sex-work screwball is a blast. ~ Time Out.

★★★★★ ~ The Scotsman.

★★★★ ~ The Independent.

★★★★ ~ Little White Lies.

★★★★ ~ The Guardian.

★★★★ ~ Empire.

★★★★ ~ BBC.