Summary
Lily and Amanda, two high school students living in suburban Connecticut, rekindle their unlikely friendship after years of drifting apart. Together, they devise a plan to kill Lily's abusive stepfather by hiring a lowlife drug dealer.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+13)
Critics 81Audiences 68GoodWatch 74
Tomatometer87%
Metascore75
Letterboxd · 173 K ratings3.5/5
User score6.9
Audience score68%
IMDb6.6
Box office
57%of its budget back
- Budget
- $5 M
- Worldwide
- $3 M
Worldwide it made back $3 M of the $5 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 32 min
Shorter than most dramas, −17 min on the typical 109
typical 10992Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 75 more
Released
2018
March 9, 2018
8 years ago
Genres
DramaThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
19 of 19
Olivia CookeAmanda
Anya Taylor-JoyLily
Anton YelchinTim
Paul SparksMark
Francie SwiftCynthia
Kaili VernoffKaren- AFAlyssa FishendenJessica
Jackson DamonPhil- JHJames HaddadMichael
- NBNolan BallDelivery Guy
Celeste OlivaReceptionist
Stephanie AtkinsonKnitting Therapist (uncredited)- LLLauren LaperriereMental Patient (uncredited)
- TDThomas DingsTeenager (uncredited)
Leah ProcitoDoctor (uncredited)
Alex WolffParty Friend (uncredited)- XDXavier DillinghamParty Goer (uncredited)
- JNJack NortonMental Patient (uncredited)
- DMDaniel MartignettiCT State Policeman (uncredited)
Directing · 4
- Cory Finley Director, Writer
- Aidan Payne Script Supervisor
- Michael T. Meador First Assistant Director
- Tina Haveles Second Assistant Director
Production · 16
- Declan Baldwin Executive Producer
- B. Ted Deiker Unit Production Manager, Executive Producer
- Ryan Stowell Executive Producer
- Jim Rash Producer
- Nat Faxon Producer
- Kevin J. Walsh Producer
Camera · 7
- Lyle Vincent Director of Photography
- Nolan Ball First Assistant Camera
- Claire Folger Still Photographer
- Jonathan Beattie Camera Operator
- Tim Driscoll Key Grip
- Jason Brignola Second Assistant Camera
Editing · 2
- Louise Ford Editor, Music Editor
- Morgan Wajda-Levie Assistant Editor
Sound · 13
- Erik Friedlander Original Music Composer
- Roland Vajs Sound Designer
- Gene Park Supervising Sound Editor
- Susan Jacobs Music Supervisor
- Joanna Fang Foley Artist
- Jackie Mulhearn Music Coordinator
Art · 11
- Jeremy Woodward Production Design
- Megan Blake Graphic Designer
- Morgan Kling Property Master
- Keenan McCarthy Storyboard Artist
- Alix Metros Art Department Coordinator
- Mickey Carter Set Dresser
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Alex Bovaird Costume Design
- Frank Barbosa Hair Department Head
- Tina Ulee Wardrobe Supervisor
- Liz Bernstrom Makeup Department Head
Visual Effects · 2
- Brian Drewes Visual Effects Producer
- Meg Bailey Visual Effects Producer
Lighting · 2
- Joshua Dreyfus Gaffer
- Daniel Hourihan Electrician
Other crew · 4
- Paul Marini Stunt Coordinator
- Anton Yelchin In Memory Of
- Stuart Macphee Post Production Supervisor
- Colleen Kelly Stand In
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