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58% Tomatometer 81 Reviews 38% Audience Score 250+ Ratings A Hitchcockian thriller following a wealthy couple who arrive at their vacation home only to find it's being robbed.
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Windfall embodies a classic noir suspense story, fraught with some incredible character performances from Jesse Plemons, Lily Collins, and Jason Segel Full Review | Original Score: 9/10 | Jan...
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354 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 6/10. Bit of an odd film. cardsrock 19 June 2022. It starts off with kind of a wacky, Coen Brothers energy and then turns into a much darker thriller. It's an intriguing premise and I liked the cast, but it feels a bit undercooked.
Mar 18, 2022 · Netflix’s Windfall Is a Perfect Class-Rage Noir. A tech billionaire confronts his burglar in the Netflix’s latest thriller. Despite its gleaming setting, Windfall strikes the tone of a...
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- A clever character piece that showcases the talents of its cast.
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By Tara Bennett
Posted: Mar 18, 2022 1:00 pm
Windfall is available exclusively March 18 on Netflix.
Sometimes the greatest bell or whistle a movie can have is just an actor doing their thing very, very well. Director Charlie McDowell clearly knows that, leaning into that simple ethos in his latest Netflix film, Windfall. The starring trio of Jason Segel, Lily Collins, and Jesse Plemons serves as the bedrock upon which this tense little thriller is built, as they play out a deceptively simple story that uses its intimate scale to great effect. Set in one location with only four actors, the narrative unspools around a quietly escalating tale of mistakes, simmering resentment, and the gravity of the choices one makes.
Over the course of 36 hours, the three are forced to co-exist as they await the delivery of money via an assistant. Screenwriters Justin Lader and Andrew Kevin Walker have constructed a very smart, witty, and lean script that clocks in at a well-paced 90 minutes. There’s no narrative fat to the story, as the softly escalating circumstances build to...
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Windfall is a tight, smartly constructed thriller that succeeds on the strength of its performances. Segel and Collins are most surprising with their understated, simmering performances as kidnapper and kidnapee, while Plemons lands a lot of interesting layers with his wealthy and arrogant tech bro that thinks he’s smarter than everyone else. The s...
Mar 18, 2022 · Windfall. Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 21 Critic Reviews. 52. User Score Mixed or Average Based on 34 User Ratings. 4.8. My Score. Hover and click to give a rating. Add My Review. Where to Watch. Netflix (Subscription required) View All. Jason Segel. Nobody. Lily Collins. Wife. Jesse Plemons. CEO. Omar Leyva. Gardener. Critic Reviews.
Windfall. 2022. R. 1h 32m. IMDb RATING. 5.7 /10. 27K. YOUR RATING. Rate. Play trailer 2:01. 1 Video. 75 Photos. Crime Drama Thriller. A man breaks into a tech billionaire's empty vacation home, but things go sideways when the arrogant mogul and his wife arrive for a last-minute getaway. Director. Charlie McDowell. Writers. Charlie McDowell.
