A man kisses his wife and baby goodbye and seemingly heads away on business, with a plan to check into a hotel, call an escort service, and kill an unsuspecting prostitute.
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- 4 wins & 8 nominations.
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| Christopher Abbott | ... |
Reed
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| Laia Costa | ... |
Mona
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| Mia Wasikowska | ... |
Jackie
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| Will Brill | ... |
The Bellhop
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Paul Nazak | ... |
The Old Man
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| Wendell Pierce | ... |
The Doctor
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| Olivia Bond | ... |
The Bunny Girl
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| Dakota Lustick | ... |
Young Reed
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| Maria Dizzia | ... |
Chevonne
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| Marin Ireland | ... |
Reed's Mother
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Directed by
| Nicolas Pesce | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Ryû Murakami | ... | (based on the novel by) (as Ryu Murakami) |
| Nicolas Pesce | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Naima Abed | ... | executive producer |
| Max Born | ... | executive producer |
| Antonio Campos | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Al Di | ... | executive producer |
| Melissa Dougherty | ... | co-executive producer |
| Sean Durkin | ... | executive producer |
| Emilie Georges | ... | executive producer |
| Phil Hoelting | ... | executive producer |
| Lian Hua | ... | co-executive producer |
| Brighton McCloskey | ... | co-producer |
| Charles Miller | ... | co-producer |
| Josh Mond | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Avi Stern | ... | executive producer |
| Alexandra Thurmond | ... | associate producer |
| Jacob Wasserman | ... | producer |
| Schuyler Weiss | ... | producer (produced by) |
Cinematography by
| Zack Galler | ... | director of photography (as Zachary Galler) |
Editing by
| Sofía Subercaseaux | ||
Editorial Department
| Isabel Cafaro-Anderson | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| Sam Daley | ... | colorist |
| Alexander Frasse | ... | assistant editor |
| Keith Jenson | ... | on-line editor |
| Antonello Parlato | ... | assistant trailer editor: Heart Sleeve Creative |
Production Design by
| Alan Lampert | ||
Art Direction by
| Naomi Munro | ||
Set Decoration by
| Kristina Porter | ||
Costume Design by
| Whitney Anne Adams | ||
Makeup Department
| Anthony Canonica | ... | lab supervisor: Prosthetic Renaissance |
| Michael Fontaine | ... | prosthetic makeup artist |
| Lindsay Gelfand | ... | special makeup effects coordinator |
| Scott Hersh | ... | makeup department head |
| Michael Marino | ... | prosthetic makeup effects designer |
| Brittany Romney | ... | hair department head |
Production Management
| Javian Ashton Le | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Charles Miller | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Adam Keleman | ... | second assistant director |
| Eric LaFranchi | ... | first assistant director |
| Carlos Zozaya | ... | first team pa |
Art Department
| Colleen Blackard | ... | scenic artist |
| Zeke Decker | ... | scenic artist |
| Melissa Farrar | ... | art swing |
| Dario Gimenez | ... | construction coordinator |
| Hannah Guerrero | ... | scenic artist |
| Sam Hensen | ... | art assistant |
| Clarence McLay | ... | art department coordinator (as Clare McLay) |
| Daniel Rasa | ... | carpenter |
| Katie Yarhouse | ... | art department coordinator |
Sound Department
| Jo Caron | ... | foley mixer |
| Jorge García Bastidas | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Michael Kurihara | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Heather Monetti | ... | boom operator |
| Bryn Neuenschwander | ... | sound project manager |
| Daniel Sheppard | ... | sound mixer |
Visual Effects by
| Dan Bennett | ... | visual effects executive producer: Absolute |
| James Coore | ... | cg supervisor |
| Owen Saward | ... | visual effects artist |
Stunts
| Vince Cupone | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Rachel Fedorkova | ... | second assistant camera |
| Danny Green | ... | key grip |
| David Ospina Camargo | ... | electrician (as David Ospina) |
| Ben Potter | ... | best boy grip |
| Josh Victor Rothstein | ... | still photographer |
| Anthony Santos | ... | camera production assistant: miniature unit (as Robert Anthony Santos) |
| Zachary Sullivan | ... | gaffer |
| Lyon Taylor | ... | gaffer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Rose Bell | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
Music Department
| Milena Erke | ... | music coordinator |
| Randall Poster | ... | music supervisor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Sam Evoy | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Brennan Berger | ... | production accountant |
| Michelle Cepeda | ... | production assistant |
| Kristina Chen | ... | production counsel |
| James Paul Dallas | ... | producer's assistant |
| André Des Rochers | ... | production counsel |
| Anastasia Graff | ... | 'jackie' stand in |
| Adam Kersh | ... | publicist |
| Kaitlyn Laziza | ... | prop master (as Kaitlyn McInnes) |
| Madeleine Morgenweck | ... | stand-in/body double |
| Dan O'Brien | ... | production coordinator |
| Jeff Spivack | ... | on-set production coordinator |
Thanks
| Scott Friend | ... | special thanks |
| Jeremy L Kotin | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- BorderLine Films
- Borderline Presents
- Memento Films International (Presents)
- Paradise City (Presents)
- YL Pictures (Presents)
Distributors
- Cinema Prestige (2019) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Greenwich Entertainment (2019) (United States) (theatrical)
- Alive Vertrieb und Marketing (2019) (Germany) (DVD) (release through)
- Busch Media Group (2019) (Germany) (DVD) (and Blu-ray)
- La Aventura (2019) (Spain)
- Lanterna de Pedra Filmes (2019) (Portugal)
- Movies Inspired (2018) (Italy)
- Première TV Distribution (2019) (Belgium)
- Première TV Distribution (2019) (Netherlands)
- Source 1 Media (2019) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray)
- Source 1 Media (2019) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2018) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2019) (United States) (Digital, DVD)
- Vertigo Releasing (2018) (United Kingdom)
Special Effects
- Absolute Post (Visual Effects)
Other Companies
- Fintage CAM (collection account management)
- GreenSlate (payroll company)
- Katrina Wan PR (film publicist)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Outwardly, Reed leads a typical yuppie life living in a stylish apartment with his wife Mona and their newborn daughter, it afforded by a white collar professional career. But Reed has a need not only to kill, but kill in a specific way, with an ice pick. Rather than his initial target, he instead chooses as his victim an English speaking prostitute. On the pretense of an out of town conference, he leaves home, and instead checks into an upscale hotel, goes through the motions of the murder to ensure that that part of it goes off without a hitch, and hires his target prostitute through a service, the intended victim named Jackie. What Reed does not anticipate is that Jackie has her own agenda for their time together, which he at times believes is on her knowledge and acceptance of her fate at his hands. Regardless, what ensues is a psychological cat and mouse game between the two, it never clear who is the mouse and who is the cat. Written by Huggo |
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| Taglines | Practice Doesn't Always Make Perfect See more » |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United States | $8,752, 03 Feb 2019 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | It was based on the 1994 Japanese novel "Piercing" by Ryû Murakami. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Top 20 Scariest Horror Movies You Probably Haven't Seen (2020). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Tenebre See more » |
| Quotes |
Jackie:
Can we eat first? See more » |