Three Thousand Years of Longing
Directed by George MillerA solitary scholar discovers an ancient bottle while on a trip to Istanbul and unleashes a djinn who offers her three wishes. Filled with reluctance, she is unable to come up with one, so the djinn tries to inspire her with his stories.
Three Thousand Years of Longing Ratings & Reviews
- gamegye8March 17, 2025Pretty not bad
- Crystal PrideMay 1, 2025One of the best films EVER made. On my TOP 5 movies.
- sopulaFebruary 8, 2026is cool starts with a goofy premise that's hard to take seriously but then the story takes the best turns, so unexpectedly satisfying and interesting while maintaining a wholesome and sweet tone very unique story, really cool visual effects
- SamNovember 17, 2025I didn't care for the end of the movie or really anything after the hotel room--someone hearing stories of people making mistakes and then unwittingly making the same mistake in their hubris is kind of played out
- Adam AzulSeptember 28, 2025This one has been on my list for a while. As I simply adore djinn lore, I was really looking forward to getting the time to fully appreciate the film. Now that I had the chance, I am happy to say that it has exceeded all my expectations. This beautifully well crafted fantasy explores the nature of life and love, through past experiences as well as a present day encounter. From the djinns very optimistic eyes, you see a world of wonders. This goes beyond just the magic he can perform extending more so to mankind's creations and accomplishments. Even if it is not a world that he can never be truly a part of, he stands in awe of us. It's a very positive and refreshing take, upending the usual the trickster motif seen in most tales. Yet, it does acknowledge those aspects and other stories of similar natures. Overall it was a very memorable experience and I look forward to seeing it again.
- emily7936September 11, 2025The story was compelling, but there was so much unnecessary nudity it was unpleasant to watch.
- Kevin WardJuly 6, 2025Alithea (Swinton), a narratologist, comes across a Djinn or genie in a lamp (Elba), that can grant her three wishes. Once she does, Djinn can be released from his prison. In her vast studies of literature, Alithea is well versed in the cautionary tales of wishes gone wrong and thus she intends to not use any of her wishes. Doing so would, however, effectively condemn Djinn for eternity so he proceeds to tell her the stories of his past in an effort to convince her to proclaim her hearts deepest desires. Genie’s stories span thousands of years and are told in vignettes with plenty of visual flair from George Miller. Elba and Swinton are never not fantastic as Alithea and Djinn (lets call them Alidjinn) and as we dive into this lore I was completely engrossed. There’s a great irony here, however, in which a literal story about stories and storytelling, really fumbles the main narrative; and it won’t take a narratologist to see that. Would have loved to see more elements from Djinn’s stories payoff in Alithea’s. There are plenty of good elements, but as a whole (and particularly the third act) it really didn’t work for me. Add in that there’s quite a lot of nudity (sorry, not Idris—though he is shirtless for most of it), but it’s not a film anyone would want to show their kids.
- mrpoptartMay 29, 2025Worth watching once.
- Dylon JonesApril 9, 2025Decent movie probably rewatch it in 5 or 10 years. Definitely not a once a year kind of movie.
- rob.izard@rogers.comFebruary 8, 2025Very well done Movie / Time just flew by
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Three Thousand Years of Longing Trivia
Three Thousand Years of Longing was released on August 24, 2022.
Three Thousand Years of Longing was directed by George Miller.
Three Thousand Years of Longing has a runtime of 1h 48m.
Three Thousand Years of Longing was produced by George Miller, Doug Mitchell.
A solitary scholar discovers an ancient bottle while on a trip to Istanbul and unleashes a djinn who offers her three wishes. Filled with reluctance, she is unable to come up with one, so the djinn tries to inspire her with his stories.
The key characters in Three Thousand Years of Longing are Alithea (Tilda Swinton), The Djinn (Idris Elba), Professor Günhan (Erdil Yaşaroğlu).
Three Thousand Years of Longing is rated R.
Three Thousand Years of Longing is a Drama, Fantasy, Romance film.
Three Thousand Years of Longing has an audience rating of 7.3 out of 10.