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Eddington

2025 · 148 min

A sprawling, anxious scramble through pandemic-era paranoia and petty grudges that curdles into sudden, shocking violence.

Directed by
Ari Aster
Genres
Western, Comedy, Crime
Starring
Joaquin Phoenix, Deirdre O'Connell, Emma Stone
Tagline
Hindsight is 2020.
Overview
In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico.

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Directed by
Ari Aster
Genres
Western, Comedy, Crime
Starring
Joaquin Phoenix, Deirdre O'Connell, Emma Stone
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • conspiracy
  • corruption
  • obsession
  • violence
Places
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror4
Humour5
Realism6
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

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Genres
western, comedy, crime
Directed by
Ari Aster
Written by
Ari Aster
Starring
Joaquin Phoenix, Deirdre O'Connell, Emma Stone, Micheal Ward, Pedro Pascal, Cameron Mann, Matt Gomez Hidaka, Luke Grimes
Music
Bobby Krlic, Daniel Pemberton
Cinematography
Darius Khondji
Runtime
148 min
Country
United States of America, Finland
Languages
English

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