The New Age

A cool, brittle satire of affluent emptiness that drifts between wry comedy and quiet despair, keeping you at a detached, uneasy distance.

Directed by

Michael Tolkin

Genres

Comedy, Drama

Starring

Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Patrick Bauchau

Tagline

A shopping spree for the morally bankrupt.

Overview

Peter and Katherine Witner are Southern California super-yuppies with great jobs but no center to their lives. When they both lose their jobs and begin marital infidelities, their solution is to start their own business together. In order to find meaning to their empty lives, they follow various New Age gurus and other such groups. Eventually, they hit rock bottom and have to make some hard decisions.

How it feels

Measured and needs your attention.

About

Identity, class, betrayal, obsession

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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