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

3 wins & 5 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 patriarch Gardner Lodge and his family start catching a few disturbing glimpses of the once welcoming neighbourhood's dark underbelly, acts of unprecedented violence paired with a gruesome death will inevitably blemish Suburbicon's picture-perfect facade. Who would have thought that darkness resides even in Paradise?

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Plot Keywords:

satire | dark comedy | one word title | boy | father son relationship | 

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Taglines:

A little slice of heaven.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and some sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site Official Site [Japan]

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 October 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Suburbicon: Bienvenidos al paraíso

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,840,246, 29 October 2017, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$5,775,178, 16 November 2017

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

George Clooney, Matt Damon, Julianne Moore and Oscar Isaac have all previously appeared in films by the Coen Brothers.

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Goofs

Near the end of the film Damon takes a bite on the corner of a sandwich. In the next shot the bite is in the middle.

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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

Referenced in Midnight Screenings: Tulip Fever (2017)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

They tried but failed...

This was just awful.... tiresome, predictable and boring. I wanted to love it, but there was nothing to even like. Top talent in every category but it fell flat, like a soufflé that did not rise. Satire should be funny, but there were few laughs. Irony may be too sophisticated to pull in an audience. It felt like something was just off - timing? Editing? It dragged on and on without reason. So sad, it coulda been a contender.