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Review: ‘Sheep in the Box’

Updated 2026-05-18 00:00 UTC 1 source Negative

Kore-eda’s film 'Sheep in the Box' is a sweet but underdeveloped sci-fi story about a 7-year-old AI humanoid. Critics find it lacks structure despite increasing complexity.

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Variety

‘Sheep in the Box’ Review: Kore-eda’s Sweet but Limp Sci-Fi Fable About a 7-Year-Old AI Humanoid

or all the fantasy simplicity of the premise, there’s no structure to it, and though the humanoid Kakeru increases in agency and brains as the movie goes on, it still never figures out who he is.

2026-05-17 23:44 UTC