The East

20132013
PG-13PG-13
1h 56min

Alexander Skarsgård, Patricia Clarkson, Elliot Page, and Brit Marling in The East (2013)

An operative for an elite private intelligence firm finds her priorities irrevocably changed after she is tasked with infiltrating an anarchist group known for executing covert attacks upon major corporations.

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Awards
- 1 win & 7 nominations

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Alexander Skarsgård and Brit Marling in The East (2013)

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Alexander Skarsgård, Elliot Page, and Brit Marling in The East (2013)

Alexander Skarsgård in The East (2013)

Elliot Page and Brit Marling in The East (2013)

Brit Marling in The East (2013)

Alexander Skarsgård and Elliot Page in The East (2013)

Alexander Skarsgård in The East (2013)

Alexander Skarsgård, Elliot Page, Brit Marling, and Zal Batmanglij in The East (2013)

Brit Marling in The East (2013)

Patricia Clarkson and Brit Marling in The East (2013)

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Taglines
- Spy on us, we'll spy on you.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, violence, some disturbing images, sexual content and partial nudity
Parents guide

Trivia
Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij, who co-wrote the screenplay, based it on their experiences in the summer of 2009 practicing freeganism and joining an anarchist collective.

Goofs
As Doc explains his history in the car, a large white rectangular movie light is reflected in his glasses.

Quotes
[last lines]
Sarah: Please give me the strength to do well. To not be arrogant. But to not be weak. Amen.

Connections
Featured in Maltin on Movies: After Earth (2013)

Soundtracks
Four Songs from the Fountain of Youth, Op. 44
Written by Johannes Brahms
Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music

Top review

8/10

Stunning and unpretentious

The East is the kind of movie that makes you want to join the fight, raise your voice and be heard.

The good. Extremely immersive. A incredible story with lots of emotions, conflicts, opposing moralities, and a stupefying journey. It is gripping and you will not be left unmoved.

The actors. Brit Marling and Ellen Page both give us a great performance. I was disappointed by Alexander Skarsgård, I thought that he was the weak player of the cast. The rest of the cell was pretty solid: Toby Kebbell, Shiloh Fernandez, Aldis Hodge, and Danielle Macdonald. And I should mention the nice work done by Patricia Clarkson as the director of the private security firm.

The bad. The ending is rushed. It feels like there was missing material at the end of filming and they couldn't go back to get what they needed and had to edit it with what they had.

The ugly. Nothing.

The result. A must see for anyone.

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Budget
- $6,500,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $2,301,839
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $77,031
- Jun 2, 2013
Gross worldwide
- $2,891,812

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Runtime
- 1h 56min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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