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The Weekend Away

2022 · 90 min

A tense, sunlit mystery that keeps you guessing, with a creeping sense of unease as every clue deepens the deception.

Directed by
Kim Farrant
Genres
Thriller, Mystery
Starring
Leighton Meester, Christina Wolfe, Ziad Bakri
Tagline
Miles away from home. Where do you turn? Who can you trust?
Overview
When her best friend vanishes during a girls' trip to Croatia, Beth races to figure out what happened. But each clue yields another unsettling deception.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Kim Farrant
Genres
Thriller, Mystery
Starring
Leighton Meester, Christina Wolfe, Ziad Bakri
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • betrayal
  • deception
  • friendship
  • grief
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

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thriller, mystery
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
Daniel Wohl
Cinematography
Noah Greenberg
Runtime
90 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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