Everything Everywhere All at Once follows (Michelle Yeoh), a stressed laundromat owner facing a tax audit, a failing marriage, and a strained relationship with her daughter, Joy (Stephanie Hsu). During a meeting with an IRS agent, Evelyn is swept into a multiversal war where she must "verse-jump"—accessing the skills of her alternate selves through bizarre actions—to stop an agent of chaos known as Jobu Tupaki . Production & Style

The heart of the movie is a battle between three ideologies:

See the creative chaos and deep themes behind the multiverse:

: A universe where Evelyn and Waymond are movie stars mimics the aesthetic of Wong Kar-wai.

: The film pays tribute to various genres and classics, including:

Directed by (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert), the film is a "cinema of toolboxes," using every filmmaking trick to visualize a chaotic multiverse.

: Much of the film was made with accessible tools; the directors even mentioned "cutting paper with scissors" and filming some parts on an iPhone.

: Evelyn’s journey mirrors Neo’s "chosen one" path.