Thoroughbreds (2017)

Two upper-class teenage girls in suburban Connecticut rekindle their unlikely friendship after years of growing apart. Together, they hatch a plan to solve both of their problems-no matter what the cost.

Director:

Cory Finley

Writer:

Cory Finley

Stars:

Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy, Anton Yelchin

1 win & 23 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Olivia Cooke	...	Amanda
Anya Taylor-Joy	...	Lily
Anton Yelchin	...	Tim
Paul Sparks	...	Mark
Francie Swift	...	Cynthia
Kaili Vernoff	...	Karen
Svetlana Orlova	...	Housekeeper
Alyssa Fishenden	...	Jessica
Jackson Damon	...	Phil
James Haddad	...	Michael
Nolan Ball	...	Delivery Guy
Celeste Oliva	...	Receptionist

Storyline

In suburban Connecticut, upper-class high schooler Amanda (Olivia Cooke) euthanizes her crippled horse with a knife, resulting in charges of animal cruelty. Some time later, Amanda arrives at the home of the more popular and academically-inclined Lily (Anya Taylor-Joy). The girls had previously been best friends but grew apart after the death of Lily's father. They meet under the pretense of hanging out and having a casual tutoring session, but Amanda knows that her mother (Kaili Vernoff) has paid Lily to socialize with Amanda. Lily denies being paid, but Amanda, left emotionless by an unspecified mental disorder, is unfazed. Lily meets with Amanda again, this time voluntarily, and they rekindle their friendship..

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Plot Keywords:

psycho girl | creamy legs | girl wearing a mini skirt | feminine hair | miniskirt and sneakers | 

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Taglines:

Good Breeding Gone Bad

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for disturbing behavior, bloody images, language, sexual references, and some drug content

Did You Know?

Trivia

Cory Finley's directorial debut.

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Goofs

At 01h11 30, when Mark's playing tennis alone, on the first shot, facing him, we can clearly see the playground with almost no tennis balls, when the camera comes his side, the playground is full of tennis balls.

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Quotes

Tim: [after noticing the gash in his head] What am I going to tell my dad?
Amanda: Wear a hat.
Amanda: [Holding up his gun] We're keeping this by the way.

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Crazy Credits

The title is shown at the beginning of the credits, followed by a dedication to Anton Yelchin.

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Connections

References First Blood (1982)

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Soundtracks

Uja
Written and Performed by Tanya Tagaq, Jesse Zubot, Jean Martin & Michael Edwards
Courtesy of Six Shooter Records, Inc.

User Reviews

Love the relationship

I'm not sure this movie classifies as a comedy film. It's a light movie, but it's more serious than funny if you ask me. I really love this indie movie, and I watched it because of Anya Taylor-Joy. She did phenomenal and so did Olivia Cooke.

More indie films like this! (:

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 March 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Thoroughbred

Filming Locations:

Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,224,430, 11 March 2018

Gross USA:

$3,072,605

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,187,255

Company Credits

Production Co:

B Story, Big Indie Pictures, June Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1