Idle Hands

A quiet, suffocating plunge into a marriage's slow unraveling, leaving you heavy with dread and sorrow.

Directed by

Ronan Kerrigan

Genres

Drama

Starring

Elisha McCrory, Ronan Kerrigan, Andrew McCracken

Tagline

Have you ever thought about taking your hands off the wheel?

Overview

A day in the life of Laura and Corey, a married couple struggling with mental health issues. Corey has lost his job to alcoholism and is now trapped in a spiral of depressive hedonia, constantly in haste for the next fleeting high. Laura has found herself in a life confined by societal expectations, serving a life term of supporting her husband who is paralyzed by depression and addiction, and hopelessly wishing for a better life she'll never afford. The young couple live with clashing internal lives, Corey secretly coming closer to actualizing his suicidal ideation while Laura secretly hides a discovery that may weigh the couple deeper into an existential hell

How it feels

Bleak, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Addiction, isolation, grief, family

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

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

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