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:

Director George Clooney takes you to the dark side of suburbia...

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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

Josh Brolin was cast in the movie as a baseball coach but his scenes ended up being removed after a test screening. George Clooney admitted that his scenes deflated the tension from the movie and felt badly to remove Brolin from the final cut as he considered the scenes one of the funniest in the entire picture.

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Goofs

The Tonka truck on the Mayers porch was a model not manufactured by Cat Trucks until 1975.

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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 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Julianne Moore/Shawn Mendes/Spike Jonze/Maren Morris (2017)

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Soundtracks

Am I Blue?
Written by Grant Clarke and Harry Akst
Published by M. Wittmark & Sons, EMI Music Publishing Ltd
Performed by Urbie Green Quintet
Courtesy of MCA Records Inc.
Under license from Universal Music Operations Ltd

User Reviews

Quite good

I was postponing watching this film several times because of the low note here - currently at 5.5

However, I would give this film a rating 7 as I think it was interesting and entertaining from the beginning til the end. Beginning with two Juliennes was kinda funny. I think it was really clever to not know from the beginning what has happened at the dinner/night scene. I admit it got me curious and not many films make me think anything.

The whole black family thing ...well, I am from Europe, so we do not have those 'tensions' which also are showing in comments of people here - so I will not say anything particular about it - only that it did not serve a big purpose in the film in my opinion.

For me, the film is quite good.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site Official Site [Japan]

Country:

UK USA China

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, Bona Film Group, Dark Castle Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1