Problemista (2024)
Overview
Alejandro is an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador, struggling to bring his unusual ideas to life in New York City. As time on his work visa runs out, a job assisting an erratic art-world outcast becomes his only hope to stay in the country and realize his dream.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $12,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $2,503,154.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.5774 |
Directed By
Julio Torres
Crew
Julio Torres
Emma Stone
Julio Torres
Dave McCary
David Ketterer Spencer
Becky Glupczynski
Julio Torres
Katie Byron
Jasmine Cho
Jacob Secher Schulsinger
Kendall Anderson
Jackie Risotto
Bruno Vernaschi-Berman
Catherine George
Kether Abeles
Hope McCullough
Gayle Keller
Samuel Stevenson-Yang
Mark Scott Friedman
Alexandra Johnson
Fredrik Wenzel
Ruy García
Ruy García
Francesca M. Caruso
Ali Herting
Kay Georgiou
Nitasha Bhambree
Tim Rossiter
Neha Simon
Sara Shaw
Jon Pack
Dan Green
Angela Organ
Lisa Harlow-Powell
Chloe Karmin
Aleksandra Stojanovic
Antonio Betancourt
Ailin Gong
Salah Abdullah
Mark DeSimone
Jeff Horta
Dimitri Kouri
Briana Dunlay
Jennie Shea
Johnny DelToro
Lia Ouyang Rusli
Ada Keller
Ryan Isenhart
Aaron Schraeter
Grant M Guilliams
Scriony Corona Ruiz
Lorenzo Zanini
Maxwell Brown
Rob Agulo
Anabel Caicedo
Bridget Rafferty
Zach Chevola
Sean Engvold
Aaron Brown
Marcos Herrera
Octavius Myers
Anthony Cables
Sabrina Aminov
Andre Kollie
Patrick Shevlin
Yuko Sobrin
Santo Rosa
Anna Heinrich
Bernadette Pino
Stephen Izzi
Naquan McClarence
Heidi Brown
Michael Knafo
Lauren Rivera
Adriane Moreno
Drew Leary
William Kenyon
John Treacy
Greg Kiely
Charlie Tepattaporn
Erica Breiner
Trent Kidd
Frank Krug
Hallie Arias
Melissa Manke
Helena Darku
Oluyemi Finerson
Ricky McClarence
Blanka MlCuch
Kevin Cabello
Heather Denny
Carla Sardonil
Declan Mulvey
Boworndej Wangkeo
Charles Carter
Eric Jenkins
Marcel Steward
Amia Coleman
Madonna Miller
Hugh Plantin
Nitasha Bhambree
Maddy Maroney
Federica Arevalo
Matthew Vidalis
Alison Pieroni
Hans Augustave
Stratton Bailey
Andrew Hubbard
Rob Christie
Victoria Coram
Bernard X. Brongniart
Julie A. Bloom
Stephen Long
Evan Cathcart
Elizabeth Krekel
Dawn Murphy Riley
Casey Pratt
Chris Lamadieu
Andrew Landreville
Emma Hoite
Ryan Gertsen
Ryan Hackett
Kristen Alimena
Gary Martori
John Blazzi
Alex Echevarria
Maddy Mock
Jeff Vari
Patrick Barker
Stephen Slack
Sarah Abdulla
Glenn Gertsen
William Reichert
Ruy García
Babs Laco
Cherelle Cargill
Sienna Jeffries
Eduardo Sobrino
Jack Liden
Olivia Flaherty
Ramon Cabral
Vincent Evans
Adam Dicterow
Arjan Miranda
Michael Parisella
Jessica Bascom
Meredith Jacobson Marciano
Clive Castello
Riley Benard
Lauren Koenig
Nathaniel Carota
Tatiana Forster
Matt Cochrane
McKenzie Rossman
Katlyn Jansen
Erica Sabatini
Niko Rummell
Radha Subramaniam
Chris Jordan
Keith Sengbusch
John Seppala
Roselyn Moreno
Daniel Moss
Brendan Galligan
Bill Gibbons
Nolan Jennings
Junior Aredo
Michael Fernandes
Julia Mugge
Giuseppe Cappello
Jairo Garcia
Aya Peard
Cindy Perez
Robert Cribbett
Youlhuy Sung
Jason Cutler
Oskar Larsson
Jonathan Skabla
Jon Doyle
lain He
Matthew T. Perry
Dan Katz
Mauricio López
TOP CAST
Julio Torres
Alejandro
Tilda Swinton
Elizabeth
RZA
Bobby
Isabella Rossellini
Narrator (voice)
Catalina Saavedra
Dolores
James Scully
Bingham
Laith Nakli
Khalil
Spike Einbinder
Spray
Logan J. Alarcon-Poucel
Young Alejandro
Greta Lee
Dalia
Larry Owens
Craigslist
Glo Tavarez
Beatriz, Khalil Law Paralegal
Kelly McCormack
Sharon
Eudora Peterson
FreezeCorp Receptionist
Ronald Peet
Apple Customer Service Rep
Greta Titelman
Celeste
Shakina Nayfack
Nadine
Theo Maltz
Travis
River L. Ramirez
Estefani, Bank of America Rep
Sheila Moikangoa
FedEx Clerk
Yvette Mercedes
Ms. Fuentes
Ruba Thérèse Mansouri
Secretary, Khalil Law Secretary
Martine Gutierrez
Gallerist
Jack P. Raymond
Waiter
Mimi Davila
Rebecca, Hasbro Receptionist
Miles G. Jackson
Brian, Hasbro Executive
Milagros Rivera
Client
Megan Stalter
Lili
Jason Furlani
Stefano, Tram Operator
Paul Cooper
Drunk Bro
Bardia Salimi
Salon Packages Guy
James Seol
Man (Cleaning Boy Fetish)
Jordan Mendoza
Bartender
Amy Zimmer
Poet
Sandra Caldwell
Rosemary
Vincent Ford
Man
Roman Maldonado
Victor
Carlos E. Navedo
Old Alejandro
Cristina Madalina Kissler
Art Gallery Assistant (uncredited)
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