Greta (2018)

A young woman befriends a lonely widow who's harboring a dark and deadly agenda toward her.

Director:

Neil Jordan

Writers:

Ray Wright (story by), Ray Wright (screenplay by)

Stars:

Isabelle Huppert, Chloë Grace Moretz, Maika Monroe

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Isabelle Huppert	...	Greta Hideg
Chloë Grace Moretz	...	Frances McCullen
Maika Monroe	...	Erica Penn
Jane Perry	...	Animal Shelter Worker
Jeff Hiller	...	Maitre D' Henri
Parker Sawyers	...	Park Hill Manager
Brandon Lee Sears	...	Flower Delivery Man
Arthur Lee	...	Korean Couple
Rosa Escoda	...	Korean Couple
Jessica Preddy	...	Park Hill Bartender
Thaddeus Daniels	...	Officer Deroy
Raven Dauda	...	Officer Regan
Colm Feore	...	Chris McCullen
Zawe Ashton	...	Alexa Hammond
Nagisa Morimoto	...	Park Hill Waitress

Storyline

Frances (Chloë Grace Moretz), a sweet, naïve young woman trying to make it on her own in New York City, doesn't think twice about returning the handbag she finds on the subway to its rightful owner. That owner Greta (Isabelle Huppert), an eccentric French piano teacher with a love for classical music and an aching loneliness. Having recently lost her mother, Frances quickly grows closer to widowed Greta. The two become fast friends - but Greta's maternal charm begin to dissolve and grow increasingly disturbing as Frances discovers that nothing in Greta's life is what it seems in this suspense thriller directed by Academy Award winner Neil Jordan.

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Plot Keywords:

kidnapping | tied to a bed | female protagonist | psychopath | stalker | 

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Taglines:

Who is Greta?

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence and disturbing images

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is Isabelle Huppert's second time playing a piano teacher in a psychological thriller, having also played one in the thriller The Piano Teacher (2001).

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Goofs

When Greta and Frances get in the cab, the medallion number on the license plate doesn't match the one on the top of the cab, which they have to in NYC.

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Quotes

Frances McCullen: Hi I'm Frances and I'll be your waitress for tonight.
[it's Greta]
Frances McCullen: No, I can't do this.
[Greta smashes a glass]
Frances McCullen: What is wrong with you? Are you a child?
Greta Hideg: You're the child! You need a mother!
Frances McCullen: Don't you dare talk about my mother!
Greta Hideg: [enraged] SHE HAD TO DIE FOR US TO MEET!

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Screenings: Climax/Greta (2019)

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Soundtracks

Like Never Before
Written by Philip McDonnell
Performed by Artificial Pleasure
Courtesy of East City Rockers Limited / Artificial Pleasure Administered by AWAL Recordings Ltd.

User Reviews

Annoying

Poor, unimaginative and illogical script. Protagonists continuously made unrealistically silly decisions and everything always end up with the worst possible result. I know we have to suspend disbelief to enjoy works of fiction but come on...there still needs to be a semblance in reality of how folks make decisions and odds play out. Sequence of events were so far fetched that it was obvious the writer/s were simply trying to keep story going to fill an average movie run time. The mere fact that victim, a younger and fitter female can not overcome the villain, an old and frail lady, sums up the irrationality of this film.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site

Country:

Ireland USA

Language:

English Hungarian French Korean

Release Date:

1 March 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Greta

Filming Locations:

Dublin, Ireland

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,481,910, 3 March 2019

Gross USA:

$10,532,219

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$18,653,107

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Lawrence Bender Productions, Little Wave Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1