Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After abandoning the sanctuary of their safe American suburban surroundings, the family is plunged into the despair of an archaic '80s Britain and their unaffordable new life in an English manor house threatens to destroy the family.
Acting
Carrie Coon's silent devastation vs. Jude Law's desperate charm
Direction
Durkin's cramped framing turns mansions into prisons
Cinematography
Every shadow whispers that something's deeply wrong
Director
Sean Durkin
Jude Law
Rory O'Hara
Carrie Coon
Allison O'Hara
Charlie Shotwell
Ben O'Hara
Oona Roche
Sam O'Hara
Adeel Akhtar
Steve
Wendy Crewson
Allison's Mum
Anne Reid
Rory's Mum
Michael Culkin
Arthur Davis
Tanya Allen
Margy
Tattiawna Jones
Coach
Marcus Cornwall
Spencer
Annabel Leventon
Patricia Davis
Peter Hamilton Dyer
Donald Barker
Bamshad Abedi-Amin
Dave
Oliver Gatz
Edward
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Durkin spent years researching '80s financial deregulation to capture how Thatcher-era Britain seduced American opportunists like Rory.
That excruciating dinner party where Rory performs success for his old boss while Allison silently unravels was shot in a single 12-minute take that Law and Coon improvised around.
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This is a good movie. It depicts the dysfunctional lifestyle of a grandiose narcissist (Rory) - talks big, lives in fantasy and delusional. Manages to manipulate others. Coerced the wife to relocate, no care for the impact of his wild fantasy on others, always looking for ways to exploit others, lives way beyond means. The wife who feels exhausted and lonely but tried to keep it together till she couldn't. Then the children who felt lost and disconnected with so much instability. They've moved 10 times🤦🏽♀️ The visit to his Mum subtly exposes the childhood trauma he experienced from his dad. Pay attention to Rory's reply when his Mum said 'Bless him' about his dad. These types of narcissist are not necessarily physically abusive, they're delusional and keep you in the loop till you lose a sight of yourself. Brilliant movie. Great acting. I like that the ending leaves you to draw your own conclusions.
@Armour201 76
For anyone wondering - this movie is made about the drama in a family but it is shot with the sort of camera angles and music that seem like horror movie tropes. It’s not a horror film but it is made to look like that
@tvens8567 212
So it’s about drama in a dysfunctional family. If I wanted to see that I’d go and have lunch with my family on the weekend. There: I saved myself 40 euros.
@ArwenUndomiel406 152
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