The Gift
2015 · Movie · R · 108 min · ★ 6.7 · 84% critics
A young married couple moves to a new home hoping for a fresh start, but an unexpected encounter with a man from the past begins to unsettle their lives. As strange visits and uneasy conversations build, old mistakes and buried tensions slowly surface, turning their quiet world into something far more disturbing.
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-07-31
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Critic score
- 84/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (3,495 votes)
- Box office
- $60,000,000
- Budget
- $5,000,000
About
You may like The Gift if you enjoy slow-burn suspense, awkward tension, and stories where the past comes back to unsettle a couple; not for you if you want constant action or a straightforward mystery, and fans of Gone Girl may appreciate its uneasy mood.
Pros: strong acting; uneasy atmosphere; layered tension | Cons: slow pacing; some predictable turns; ending feels forced
Themes
- chicago, illinois
- husband wife relationship
- married couple
- phobia
- psychological thriller
- los angeles, california
- suburb
- dog
- new home
- next door neighbor
- moving in
- new job
- +8 more
Cast & crew
Joel Edgerton
as Gordo Mosley
Rebecca Hall
as Robyn Callem
Jason Bateman
as Simon Callem
Tim Griffin
as Kevin Keelor
Allison Tolman
as Lucy
Busy Philipps
as Duffy
Adam Lazarre-White
as Ron
Beau Knapp
as Detective Walker
Wendell Pierce
as Detective Mills
Mirrah Foulkes
as Wendy Dale
Directed by Joel Edgerton