Jonathan (2018)

Jonathan leaves the office everyday at noon. When he gets home, he goes to sleep. Every morning he wakes up and there is a breakfast prepared for him along with a video telling him about the second part of his day.

Director:

Bill Oliver

Writers:

Gregory Davis, Peter Nickowitz

Stars:

Ansel Elgort, Suki Waterhouse, Patricia Clarkson

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Cast

Credited cast:
Ansel Elgort	...	Jonathan / John
Suki Waterhouse	...	Elena
Patricia Clarkson	...	Dr. Mina Nariman
Matt Bomer	...	Ross Craine
Douglas Hodge	...	Hans
Souleymane Sy Savane	...	Sembene
Shunori Ramanathan	...	Allison
Joe Egender	...	Myles
Ian Unterman	...	Josh
Alok Tewari	...	Leslie Nariman
Jeff Kim	...	Co-worker
Alaska L. McFadden	...	Party Girl
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ramses Torres	...	Perez

Storyline

Jonathan and John are brothers, yet they share the same body. Life was routine for both of them; Jonathan gets the first half of the day (7:00 AM to 7:00 PM) and John gets the other half (7:00 PM to 7:00 AM). Everything starts to shift when Jonathan realizes that John has a girlfriend and now wants so much more than this shared life.

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 November 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Jonathan

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Manis Film, Raised by Wolves

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Both Ansel Elgort and Suki Waterhouse were in both Insurgent (2015) and Billionaire Boys Club (2018).

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Goofs

Jonathan ties himself to the bed with three-digit combo locks that are easily opened within an hour each, but John seemingly didn't even try.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Jonathan: [sits down in front of camera and turns it on] Hi. Work was good. I left on time. I think the new woman, Alison, might like me. I don't know, she keeps trying to talk to me. They started me on plans for a new house in Greenwich; ten thousand square feet, can you imagine? No one needs that much living space.
Jonathan: Let's see, what else? Oh, I ran into Sarah in the lobby, and I helped her with er groceries. So in case you see her, that's why she loves you so much. I made the rest of the ...
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User Reviews

Original, questioning and strange

It's not that often that I don't really know what to think about a movie. The technical part is really enjoyable. The synopsis strange and mysterious. We enter little by little, day to day, in the reality of Jonathan and we understand very slowly what this reality means. It's dark. But not really sad. It's complex. The movie doesn't try to simplify or over explain it, which is great. But also left me with too much questioning to be at ease. I don't know if the ending is great and really smart, or a bit dull. I don't know. And it's fine.

And perhaps this movie is great because of this: it leaves you with more questions than answers.