The Nest (2020)

Life for an entrepreneur and his American family begins to take a twisted turn after moving into an English country manor.

Director:

Sean Durkin

Writer:

Sean Durkin

Stars:

Jude Law, Carrie Coon, Oona Roche

3 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jude Law	...	Rory O'Hara
Carrie Coon	...	Allison O'Hara
Oona Roche	...	Samantha O'Hara
Charlie Shotwell	...	Ben O'Hara
Tanya Allen	...	Margy
Tattiawna Jones	...	Coach
Marcus Cornwall	...	Spencer
Michael Culkin	...	Arthur Davis
Adeel Akhtar	...	Steve
Annabel Leventon	...	Patricia Davis
Peter Hamilton Dyer	...	Donald Barker
Bamshad Abedi-Amin	...	Dave
Oliver Gatz	...	Edward
Christian Jenner	...	Maitre D'
Anne Reid	...	Rory's Mum

Storyline

Life for an entrepreneur and his American family begins to take a twisted turn after moving into an English country manor.

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Plot Keywords:

1980s | husband wife relationship | new home | horse | step daughter | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language throughout, some sexuality, nudity and teen partying

Did You Know?

Trivia

Christine Bottomley plays a teacher and has a few lines but is uncredited.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Jude Law/Maya Erskine/Anna Konkle/Summer Walker (2020)

User Reviews

Durkin's Nest: Social Climbing Hasn't Change Much

Durkin's The Nest tries to recreate an economic portrait of the late 80s, via an US family living in London. Jude Law this cast, as the English father of American children. But the strength of the film is Carrie Coon playing Law's wife. Many have said this feature is study of character.

Coon's performance helps the film's often pretensions of depicting classism. Her appearances are strong with emotional wealth, look out for the horse sequences. The other cast members were not as strong, even the film's production worked hard to recreate London in the late 80s. It's equipped with pop culture reference to Britian and UK then musical trends.

Beyond there's a mist of emtpiness, here is where the film offers some strength, ironically when it was not intended. Other times when it's intended, it comes off very superficial. But as a contemporary look into white middle class, it's definitely a good study.

Truth of the matter is that this film maybe had been more stronger if it was set in the present time, with the pressure of social status on platforms would have strengthen Jude Law performance, luckily Coon was able to translate the film's emotions.

The shots of a decaying mansion were actually done well to show the process of the family's disfunction.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 September 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Nest

Filming Locations:

Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$65,540, 20 September 2020

Gross USA:

$137,402

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$528,424

Company Credits

Production Co:

Element Pictures, BBC Films, Elevation Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1