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''Alice, Darling'' is a 2022
thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre ...
directed by
Mary Nighy Mary Nighy (born 17 July 1984) is an English actress and filmmaker. Early life Nighy was born on 17 July 1984 in London. She is the daughter of actors Bill Nighy and Diana Quick. She was educated at the City of London School for Girls and ...
, in her directorial debut, from a screenplay by Alanna Francis. It stars
Anna Kendrick Anna Cooke Kendrick (born August 9, 1985) is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including a Satellite Award, five Teen Choice Awards, three MTV Movie Awards, and nominations for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award a ...
,
Kaniehtiio Horn Kaniehtiio Alexandra Jessie Horn (''née'' Batt; ; born November 8, 1986), sometimes credited to as Tiio Horn, is a Canadian actress. She was nominated for a Gemini Award for her role in the television film '' Moccasin Flats: Redemption'' and sh ...
, Charlie Carrick, and
Wunmi Mosaku Oluwunmi Mosaku (born 1986) is a Nigerian-born British actress. She is known for her roles as Joy in the BBC Two miniseries ''Moses Jones'' (2009) and Holly Lawson in the ITV series '' Vera'' (2011–2012). She won the BAFTA TV Award for Best S ...
. It had its world premiere at the
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on September 11, 2022. The film had a limited release on December 30, 2022 in
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at the AMC Sunset 5, before a wide release later on January 20, 2023, exclusively in
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.


Plot

Alice (Anna Kendrick) has an
psychologically abusive Psychological abuse, often called emotional abuse, is a form of abuse characterized by a person subjecting or exposing another person to a behavior that may result in psychological trauma, including anxiety, chronic depression, or post-traumatic ...
boyfriend, Simon (Charlie Carrick). After taking a vacation with friends, she reassesses her relationship and attempts to break her
codependency In sociology, codependency is a theory that attempts to explain imbalanced relationships where one person enables another person's self-destructive behavior such as addiction, poor mental health, immaturity, irresponsibility, or under-achiev ...
in spite of Simon's vengeful attitude.


Cast

*
Anna Kendrick Anna Cooke Kendrick (born August 9, 1985) is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including a Satellite Award, five Teen Choice Awards, three MTV Movie Awards, and nominations for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award a ...
as Alice *
Kaniehtiio Horn Kaniehtiio Alexandra Jessie Horn (''née'' Batt; ; born November 8, 1986), sometimes credited to as Tiio Horn, is a Canadian actress. She was nominated for a Gemini Award for her role in the television film '' Moccasin Flats: Redemption'' and sh ...
as Tess * Charlie Carrick as Simon *
Wunmi Mosaku Oluwunmi Mosaku (born 1986) is a Nigerian-born British actress. She is known for her roles as Joy in the BBC Two miniseries ''Moses Jones'' (2009) and Holly Lawson in the ITV series '' Vera'' (2011–2012). She won the BAFTA TV Award for Best S ...
as Sophie * Mark Winnick as Marcus


Production

In July 2021, it was announced
Anna Kendrick Anna Cooke Kendrick (born August 9, 1985) is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including a Satellite Award, five Teen Choice Awards, three MTV Movie Awards, and nominations for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award a ...
, Charlie Carrick,
Wunmi Mosaku Oluwunmi Mosaku (born 1986) is a Nigerian-born British actress. She is known for her roles as Joy in the BBC Two miniseries ''Moses Jones'' (2009) and Holly Lawson in the ITV series '' Vera'' (2011–2012). She won the BAFTA TV Award for Best S ...
, and
Kaniehtiio Horn Kaniehtiio Alexandra Jessie Horn (''née'' Batt; ; born November 8, 1986), sometimes credited to as Tiio Horn, is a Canadian actress. She was nominated for a Gemini Award for her role in the television film '' Moccasin Flats: Redemption'' and sh ...
would star in the film, with
Mary Nighy Mary Nighy (born 17 July 1984) is an English actress and filmmaker. Early life Nighy was born on 17 July 1984 in London. She is the daughter of actors Bill Nighy and Diana Quick. She was educated at the City of London School for Girls and ...
directing from a screenplay by Alanna Francis, with
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set to distribute domestically in Canada and
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internationally.
Principal photography Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as actor ...
took place from June 21 to July 20, 2021, in
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.


Release

The film was released in a limited capacity on December 30, 2022 in
Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
at the AMC Sunset 5, before having a wide release on January 20, 2023 exclusively in
AMC Theatres AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (d/b/a AMC Theatres, originally an abbreviation for American Multi-Cinema; often referred to simply as AMC and known in some countries as AMC Cinemas or AMC Multi-Cinemas) is an American movie theater chain fou ...
. It had its world premiere at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2022.


Reception

On
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, the film has an 82% approval rating with an average rating of 6.8/10, based on 17 reviews.


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* {{IMDb title, 11687104 2022 films 2022 independent films American psychological thriller films Canadian psychological thriller films English-language Canadian films Films shot in Toronto Lionsgate films 2020s Canadian films 2020s American films 2020s psychological thriller films Films about abuse