Suburbicon (2017)

As a 1950s suburban community self-destructs, a home invasion has sinister consequences for one seemingly normal family.

Director:

George Clooney

Writers:

Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Stars:

Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Oscar Isaac

4 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steve Monroe	...	Mailman Henry
Gavin Wilde	...	Cowboy Kid
Landon Gordon	...	Kid on Bike
Hope Banks	...	Mrs. Pendalton
Karimah Westbrook	...	Mrs. Mayers
James Handy	...	Mayor Billings
Mather Zickel	...	James
Josh Meyer	...	Freddy (Housing Planner)
Vince Cefalu	...	Chuck
Michael D. Cohen	...	Stretch
Corey Allen Kotler	...	Bomber
Leith M. Burke	...	Mr. Mayers (as Leith Burke)
Julianne Moore	...	Rose / Margaret
Noah Jupe	...	Nicky
Tony Espinosa	...	Andy Mayers

Storyline

In the bosom of Suburbicon--a family-centred, all-white utopia of manicured lawns and friendly locals--a simmering tension is brewing, as the first African-American family moves in the idyllic community, in the hot summer of 1959. However--as the young patriarch, Gardner Lodge, and his family start catching a few disturbing glimpses of the once-welcoming neighbourhood's dark underbelly--seemingly random acts of unprecedented violence paired with a gruesome death will blemish, irreparably, Suburbicon's picture-perfect facade. Who would have thought that darkness resides even in Paradise?

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Plot Keywords:

murder | riot | peanut butter and jelly sandwich | satire | wheelchair | 

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Taglines:

Welcome to the neighborhood.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and some sexuality

Did You Know?

Trivia

George Clooney screened this film for famed television writer/producer Norman Lear, no stranger to projects tackling explosive or controversial themes like his series All in the Family (1971). After viewing the movie, Lear told Clooney "This is the angriest film I've ever seen."

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Goofs

Although the cars are 'mints', the auto of Mr & Mrs Mayers is not; the men jumping on the roof and hood clearly demonstrates this fact, and when the Molotov cocktail is thrown into the vehicle it highlights the interior and plainly discloses a striped-out shell of a car.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: [as story book pages are turned] Welcome to Suburbicon, a town of great wonder and excitement. Founded in 1947, Suburbicon was built with the promise of prosperity for all. And in only 12 short years, it has grown from a few small homes to a living, breathing community with all the conveniences of the big city without all the noise or the traffic. And now, with nearly 60,000 residents, they enjoy their own schools, a fire department, and a police department. There's a shopping mall....

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Crazy Credits

At the opening of the film, the movie title is shown on the cover of a book describing life in the town, which becomes animated.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Failed Oscar Bait Movies of 2017 (2018)

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Soundtracks

Dixie (I Wish I Was in Dixie)
Written by Daniel Decatur Emmett
Public Domain

User Reviews

Why wasn't it better?

It's not a terrible movie like a lot of people are saying, not at all.

But it feels unfinished. Like they had too many ideas and couldn't decide which way to go with things, so they tried it all. And what could have been a modern classic turned into a movie that I probably won't remember in a few months.

And that's a shame.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site Official Site [Japan]

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 October 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Suburbicon

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,840,246, 29 October 2017

Gross USA:

$5,775,178

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$12,751,667

Company Credits

Production Co:

Black Bear Pictures, Dark Castle Entertainment, Huahua Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1