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A Balasaur Score of 73 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 79%, Metacritic 72/100. Every source lands within 7 points of the others, across 3,500 audience votes. Scores higher than 83% of the 6,965 2010s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Brandon, a thirty-something man living in New York, eludes intimacy with women but feeds his deepest desires with a compulsive addiction to sex. When his younger sister temporarily moves into his apartment, stirring up bitter memories of their shared painful past, Brandon's life, like his fragile mind, gets out of control.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes79%
Metacritic72/100
3,507 audience votes
Key crew
- Abi MorganScreenplay
- Steve McQueenDirector
- Harry EscottOriginal Music Composer
- Steve McQueenScreenplay
Cast
- Michael FassbenderBrandon
- Carey MulliganSissy
- James Badge DaleDavid
- Nicole BeharieMarianne
- Lucy WaltersWoman on Subway Train
- Mari-Ange RamirezAlexa
- Alex ManetteSteven
- Hannah WareSamantha
- Elizabeth MasucciElizabeth
- Rachel FarrarRachel
- Loren OmerLoren
- Lauren TyrrellHostess
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Themes
new york citypornographysex addictionco-workers relationshipinternet pornself-loathingbrother sister relationship
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