Queen of Earth
2015 · Movie · NR · 90 min · ★ 6.0 · 85% critics
A woman retreats to a lakeside house with a longtime friend after personal upheaval, hoping for comfort and distance from everyday pressures. Instead, old resentments and emotional dependence rise to the surface, turning the quiet getaway into an increasingly tense, unsettling experience.
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-02-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (172 votes)
About
You may like this if you’re drawn to intimate, slow-burn psychological dramas about messy friendships and emotional unraveling, especially if Listen Up Philip or Her Smell worked for you; Not for you if you want a clear, plot-heavy thriller.
Pros: intense lead performances; unsettling atmosphere; sharp character tension | Cons: very slow pace; thin plot; abrasive dialogue
Themes
- depression
- friendship
- jealousy
- vacation
- promise
- psychological thriller
- lake house
Cast & crew
Elisabeth Moss
as Catherine Hewitt
Katherine Waterston
as Virginia Lowell
Patrick Fugit
as Rich
Kentucker Audley
as James
Keith Poulson
as Keith
Kate Lyn Sheil
as Michelle
Craig Butta
as Groundskeeper
- DA
Daniel April
as Warlock (uncredited)
- WC
Will Clark
as Party Guest #1 (uncredited)
- KF
Katherine Fleming
as Party Guest #4 (uncredited)
Directed by Alex Ross Perry