Jonathan (2018)

Jonathan leaves the office every day 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

2 wins & 1 nomination.

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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Plot Keywords:

office | 

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Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ansel Elgort and Suki Waterhouse were in both The Divergent Series: 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

intriguing premise

Jonathan (Ansel Elgort) is a buttoned up reserved guy. He wakes up at 7am everyday and watches a video of a doppelganger who seems to be a much more relaxed version of himself. He goes to work at an architecture firm and visits Dr. Mina Nariman (Patricia Clarkson) who is treating him for an unknown condition. He always goes to sleep early in the afternoon. One day, he runs into Elena (Suki Waterhouse) on the streets. She claims to know him at night which reveals the shocking truth.

The premise is intriguing and it holds its mystery well for the first act. I was thinking clones or twins. Spoilers, it's not. I actually like the reveal. It's setup for something tense. I want the paranoia. I want the distrust. It gets delivered but not in a satisfying way. So much of this movie is one guy watching the other on video that it drains the intensity out of the flow. I also want real action and tension in the plot. Once the reveal happens, the movie's intensity slowly slides down. I like some of the ideas but this needs more to appeal to a bigger audience.

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

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$41,558

Company Credits

Production Co:

Manis Film, Raised by Wolves

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color