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Greta

  • 2018
  • R
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
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Isabelle Huppert and Chloë Grace Moretz in Greta (2018)
A naïve young woman trying to make it on her own in New York City, Frances (Chloë Grace Moretz) doesn't think twice about returning the handbag she finds on the subway to its rightful owner. That owner is 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 charms begin to dissolve and grow increasingly disturbing as Frances discovers that nothing in Greta's life is what it seems.
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A young woman befriends a lonely widow who's harboring a dark and deadly agenda toward her.A young woman befriends a lonely widow who's harboring a dark and deadly agenda toward her.A young woman befriends a lonely widow who's harboring a dark and deadly agenda toward her.

  • Director
    • Neil Jordan
  • Writers
    • Ray Wright
    • Neil Jordan
  • Stars
    • Isabelle Huppert
    • Chloë Grace Moretz
    • Maika Monroe
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    36K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,992
    1,297
    • Director
      • Neil Jordan
    • Writers
      • Ray Wright
      • Neil Jordan
    • Stars
      • Isabelle Huppert
      • Chloë Grace Moretz
      • Maika Monroe
    • 470User reviews
    • 259Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations

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    Greta: Neil Jordan On Reading The Script
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    Greta: Maika Monroe On Her Character
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    Isabelle Huppert and Chloë Grace Moretz in Greta (2018)
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    Top cast

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    Isabelle Huppert
    Isabelle Huppert
    • Greta Hideg
    Chloë Grace Moretz
    Chloë Grace Moretz
    • Frances McCullen
    Maika Monroe
    Maika Monroe
    • Erica Penn
    Jane Perry
    Jane Perry
    • Animal Shelter Worker
    Jeff Hiller
    Jeff Hiller
    • Maitre D' Henri
    Parker Sawyers
    Parker Sawyers
    • Park Hill Manager
    Brandon Lee Sears
    Brandon Lee Sears
    • Flower Delivery Man
    Arthur Lee
    • Korean Couple
    Rosa Escoda
    Rosa Escoda
    • Korean Couple
    Jessica Preddy
    Jessica Preddy
    • Park Hill Bartender
    Thaddeus Daniels
    Thaddeus Daniels
    • Officer Deroy
    Raven Dauda
    Raven Dauda
    • Officer Regan
    Colm Feore
    Colm Feore
    • Chris McCullen
    Zawe Ashton
    Zawe Ashton
    • Alexa Hammond
    Nagisa Morimoto
    • Park Hill Waitress
    Navi Dhanoa
    Navi Dhanoa
    • Cab Driver
    Elisa Berkeley
    • Chris' Secretary
    Stephen Rea
    Stephen Rea
    • Brian Cody
    • Director
      • Neil Jordan
    • Writers
      • Ray Wright
      • Neil Jordan
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Greta's last name, "Hideg", is the Hungarian word for "cold".
    • 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.
    • Quotes

      Frances McCullen: My friends say I'm like chewing gum.

      Greta Hideg: Chewing gum?

      Frances McCullen: Yeah. I tend to stick around.

    • Connections
      Featured in Tamara Just Saw: Greta (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Where Are You
      Written by Harold Adamson & Jimmy McHugh

      Performed by Julie London

      Courtesy of Capitol Records

      under license from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews470

    Review
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    Featured review
    6/10
    don't touch that purse
    Greetings again from the darkness. "Don't touch anything on the subway." That should be a warning posted in all New York City tourist brochures. Recent NYC transplant Frances didn't get the memo. She not only picks up a "lost" handbag, but also wants to personally return it to the rightful owner - despite the counseling of her streetwise roommate. Oscar winning director Neil Jordan (THE CRYING GAME) co-wrote the screenplay with Ray Wright, and they blend in many elements ... not the least of which is making friends with someone you shouldn't.

    Chloe Grace Moretz plays Frances as the good-hearted Boston-raised girl who is almost too innocent to believe, given the day and age we are in. When Frances returns the purse, she is greeted warmly and appreciatively by a kindly Greta (Isabelle Huppert). The two bond over their individual loneliness: Greta says her daughter lives abroad, and Frances' mother passed away about a year ago. It's easy to see how a friendship forms through a substitute mother-daughter gap-filling.

    An accidental discovery by Frances sends her out the door, intent on cutting ties with Greta. What Frances soon learns is that Greta is a crafty psychopath of the highest order. It's at this point where filmmaker Jordan kicks in the twisted, dark humor and serves us a cheap-thrills ride via a full blown stalker movie. Greta is truly deranged and once Ms. Huppert cuts loose, we see how much fun she's having. She even plays a piano teacher, which is kind of funny since she was also the piano teacher in THE PIANO TEACHER (2001). She becomes my first and favorite Liszt loving psychopath, who likely isn't as technologically challenged as she makes out.

    There are stylistic and story elements reminiscent of movies like FATAL ATTRACTION and SINGLE WHITE FEMALE, and Jordan's camera angles and lighting combine with Javier Navarrete's score to dish up some B-movie type comically dark moments. Maika Monroe (IT FOLLOWS) is terrific as Frances' roommate. She's the direct type who tells Frances that "this city will eat you alive", but is also extremely supportive and protective (and good at yoga).

    Stephen Rea and Colm Feore appear in limited roles, but the fun you have here is directly related to how you buy into the Greta vs Frances web. It's rare to see an onscreen female predator, but neither Mr. Jordan nor Ms. Huppert round off any edges. We are reminded that being nice doesn't always pay off, but having friends certainly does. There is some creepy evil fun to be had, as well as a key life lesson: never trust a woman with too many purses.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 1, 2019 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Ireland
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Hungarian
      • French
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Móc Câu
    • Filming locations
      • Dublin, Ireland
    • Production companies
      • Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
      • Lawrence Bender Productions
      • Little Wave Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $10,532,219
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,481,910
      • Mar 3, 2019
    • Gross worldwide
      • $18,653,107
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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