A woman who survived the brutal killing of her family as a child is forced to confront the events of that day.
Acting
Theron's physical transformation into human wreckage.
Production
Nauseatingly authentic 1985 rural poverty aesthetic.
Director
Gilles Paquet-Brenner
Charlize Theron
Libby Day
Nicholas Hoult
Lyle Wirth
Chloë Grace Moretz
Young Diondra Wertzner
Christina Hendricks
Patty Day
Tye Sheridan
Young Ben Day
Corey Stoll
Ben Day
Andrea Roth
Diondra Wertzner
Sterling Jerins
Young Libby Day
Shannon Kook
Young Trey Teepano
Drea De Matteo
Krissi Cates
Sean Bridgers
Runner Day
J. LaRose
Trey Teepano
Jennifer Pierce Mathus
Diane
Denise Williamson
Crystal
Natalie Precht
Michelle Day
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Gillian Flynn's second novel, published before Gone Girl made her famous—this was actually supposed to be her breakthrough.
The Satanic Panic subplot directly references the real 1980s McMartin preschool case and similar witch-hunts where children's testimony was coached and weaponized.
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