The Gift (2015)

A young married couple's lives are thrown into a harrowing tailspin when an acquaintance from the husband's past brings mysterious gifts and a horrifying secret to light after more than 20 years.

Director:

Joel Edgerton

Writer:

Joel Edgerton

Stars:

Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, Joel Edgerton

2 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Bateman	...	Simon
Rebecca Hall	...	Robyn
Joel Edgerton	...	Gordo
Allison Tolman	...	Lucy
Tim Griffin	...	Kevin 'KK' Keelor
Busy Philipps	...	Duffy
Adam Lazarre-White	...	Ron
Beau Knapp	...	Detective Walker
Wendell Pierce	...	Detective Mills
Mirrah Foulkes	...	Wendy Dale
Nash Edgerton	...	Frank Dale
David Denman	...	Greg
Katie Aselton	...	Joan
David Joseph Craig	...	Stewart (as David Craig)
Susan May Pratt	...	Rhonda Ryan

Storyline

Simon and Robyn are a young married couple whose life is going just as planned until a chance encounter with an acquaintance from Simon's high school sends their world into a harrowing tailspin. Simon doesn't recognize Gordo at first, but after a series of uninvited encounters and mysterious gifts prove troubling, a horrifying secret from the past is uncovered after more than 20 years. As Robyn learns the unsettling truth about what happened between Simon and Gordo, she starts to question: how well do we really know the people closest to us, and are past bygones ever really bygones?

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Plot Keywords:

gift | psycho thriller | rape | substance abuse | pregnancy | 

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Taglines:

Just Because You're Done With The Past Doesn't Mean The Past Is Done With You.

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Three actors in this movie have also all starred in Horrible Bosses (2011) together: Jason Bateman, Wendell Pierce and P.J. Byrne.

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Goofs

When Simon erases Gordo and writes Weirdo on the fridge instead, the handwriting style changes between each takes.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Gordo: I'm very happy for you.

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Connections

Features Lucky (2005)

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Soundtracks

Keep in the Dark
Written by James Bagshaw (as James Edward Bagshaw), Thomas Edward Walmsley, Samuel Toms and Adam Thomas Smith
Performed by Temples
Courtesy of Fat Possum Records
By arrangement with Zync Music Group LLC

User Reviews

The Gift that keeps on ... and on and on

Obviously some formulas (or sayings) are familiar to some, but there is always some twist you can give them to make them feel a bit fresh. In this case add some really good actors into the mix and let them do their thing. Even if you kind of know where this is going (unless this is the first thriller of its kind you're about to watch and/or haven't seen the trailer yet), this can still be engaging, entertaining and keep you on the edge of your seat.

Having said all that, because it's not the freshest of ideas and not the most original concept, this may disqualify it from the start for some. Don't force yourself to watch it, if you don't think you'll like it anyway. Otherwise give it a chance and stay for the ride til the end :o)

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Instagram

Country:

USA Australia China

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 August 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Weirdo

Filming Locations:

15615 Castlewoods Drive, Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$11,854,273, 9 August 2015

Gross USA:

$43,787,265

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$58,980,521

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blumhouse Productions, Ahimsa Films, Blue-Tongue Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1