Everything Everywhere All at Once is a 2022 American Absurdist fiction comedy-drama film written and directed by Daniels collectively known as Daniels, who produced it with the Russo brothers. It stars Michelle Yeoh as a Chinese-American woman being Income tax audit who discovers that she must connect with Parallel universes in fiction versions of herself to prevent a powerful being from causing the destruction of the multiverse. Stephanie Hsu, Jonathan Ke Quan, Jenny Slate, Harry Shum Jr., James Hong, and Jamie Lee Curtis appear in supporting roles. The film was described by The New York Times as a swirl of genre anarchy and features elements of black comedy, Science fiction film, Fantasy film, martial arts film, and animation.
Kwan and Scheinert researched the concept of the multiverse as far back as 2010, and began penning the screenplay as early as 2016. Originally written for Jackie Chan, the lead role was later reworked and offered to Yeoh. Principal photography began in January 2020 and concluded in March as the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States reached the United States. The Everything Everywhere All at Once features music composed by Son Lux, including collaborations with musicians Mitski, David Byrne, André 3000, and Randy Newman.
Everything Everywhere All at Once premiered at South by Southwest on March 11, 2022, and began a limited theatrical release in the United States on March 25, before a wide release by A24 on April 8. The film received widespread critical acclaim reviews praised its imagination, direction, Yeoh, Hsu and Quan's performances, and handling of themes such as existentialism, nihilism, and Asian Americans identity. It has grossed over $100 million worldwide, surpassing Hereditary as A24's highest-grossing film.