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:

Don't take the bait.

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

14A

Did You Know?

Trivia

The restaurant scenes were shot over the space of a week. By the end of the week, the smell of fish on set was so bad, it made people need to leave early.

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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

Erica Penn: [the phone rings] Oh my god, it's her.
Frances McCullen: Just let it ring.

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Screenings: Climax/Greta (2019)

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Soundtracks

Liebestraum No. 3 / The Park
Written by Franz Liszt
Arranged by Brian Connor
Performed by Brian Connor

User Reviews

Decent

The acting was great and there was definitely some real suspense created but also a lot of cliche and unbelievable things occurred (mostly things secondary to the plot actually). I felt that the movie could have been shorter/ended earlier. Overall though the movie was very well acted and enjoyable. Left with a slightly different (and more cautious) view of the world.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site

Country:

Ireland USA

Language:

English Hungarian French Korean

Release Date:

1 March 2019 (Canada)

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