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The Estate

2022 · 96 min

A cringe-inducing, backstabbing family farce that mines mean-spirited laughs from greed and mortality.

Directed by
Dean Craig
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Toni Collette, Anna Faris, David Duchovny
Tagline
Where there's a will there's a war.
Overview
Down-on-her-luck divorcee Macey and her fickle sister Savanna attempt to win over their terminally ill, difficult-to-please Aunt Hilda in hopes of becoming the beneficiaries of her wealthy estate, only to find the rest of their greedy family members have the same idea.

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  • Now TV Cinema
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Directed by
Dean Craig
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Toni Collette, Anna Faris, David Duchovny
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • family
  • betrayal
  • morality
  • death
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour7
Realism7
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Toni Collette, Anna Faris, David Duchovny, Rosemarie DeWitt, Kathleen Turner, Ron Livingston, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Danny Vinson
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
96 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
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