Edmond

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Edmond

R

2005

1h 22m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Seemingly mild-mannered businessman Edmond Burke (William H. Macy) visits a fortuneteller and hears a remark that spurs him to leave his wife abruptly and seek what is missing from his life. Encounters with strangers and unsavory people weaken the barriers encompassing his long-suppressed rage, until Edmond explodes in violence.

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Critics Consensus

Despite an electrifying performance by William H. Macy, David Mamet's one-act morality play translates poorly into a film that is overburdened by dialogue.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

It's disturbing and challenging and will worry away at you... But, that said, it is its own genre, is peculiarly riveting, and is only 87 minutes.

Aug 23, 2018

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

This is a small film with a big payback, like a series of tableaux that illustrate how a mildmannered Mr Everyman can become viciously untamed.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 6, 2007

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Anthony Quinn

Independent (UK)

It plays like a low-cal Falling Down, with all the rage of Michael Douglas's office malcontent but none of his dark humour. Possibly the weakest thing Mamet has ever written.

Rated: 1/5

Jul 6, 2007

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...an amateurish, context-free trainwreck devoid of positive attributes...

Rated: .5/4

Jun 10, 2023

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Enrique Buchichio

Uruguay Total

Hoy d%uFFFDa, (...) una pieza como Edmond no resulta todo lo inquietante que deber%uFFFDa. Eso quiz%uFFFDs sea lo verdaderamente llamativo.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 27, 2008

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Brian Holcomb

PopMatters

"Edmond" is beyond black comedy, it's a comedy in almost total stygian darkness. A comedy where the laughs make you cough up razor blades.

Rated: 8/10

Apr 20, 2008

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Alain E

The most unsuccessful of the movies based on David Mamet’s plays and probably the one that he would like to eliminate and hide it from his new friends in the Republican Party. I am not sure what is the message of this exercise. A previously conforming man separates from his wife, is victimized by thugs, finds a connection with a woman until he snaps and brutally murders her. Then he is apprehended, he is raped by his cell mate with whom eventually he develops a loving relationship. Maybe Mr Mamet can use one of his columns in the Wall Street Journal to enlighten us.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/13/24

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Oaklee D

If "American Psycho" was grounded in reality, "Edmond" would be the result. It was a descent film even though it drags in places. There is a message in the movie about the meaning of life even though I don't 100% understand what it is, but I think that was by design and it's supposed to leave you feeling that way.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/13/24

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Mark H

A truly horrible movie...downright evil & rotten. A complete waste of time. Godawful.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/08/24

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Horror fan 4

One of Macy's best movies. A character goes from sweet and innocent to demented and dangerous. I'm here for all of it. Tim Treakle

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/24/25

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the sell of edmond is its nihilistic commitment to the cynical relationship the protagonist embodies between himself and the world around one, possessively entitled to the women and the non-white characters he interacts with. the praise you can give it is the rumination on the manic relationship people with general privilege have with those who don't - it's cruel in places and the discomfort comes from WHM's character stepping on the scenery, expecting a world he understood. in certain respects it is a question of what does a worker bee do when he realises he is a worker bee- instead of dismantling the system, he eats those around him.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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max n

What an awful movie. All this movie is a guy played by William H. Macy walking around New York City trying to get laid with women, and ends up getting into arguments with everyone he interacts with. And at the end he ends up in prison for killing a couple of people. Really hate this movie. This movie doesn't even have any reason to exist. Completely unwatchable.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Synopsis

Seemingly mild-mannered businessman Edmond Burke (William H. Macy) visits a fortuneteller and hears a remark that spurs him to leave his wife abruptly and seek what is missing from his life. Encounters with strangers and unsavory people weaken the barriers encompassing his long-suppressed rage, until Edmond explodes in violence.

Director: Stuart Gordon
Producer: Chris Hanley, Molly Hassell, Duffy Hecht, Stuart Gordon
Screenwriter: David Mamet
Production Co: Werner Film LLC, Pretty Dangerous Films, Dog Pond Films, Muse Productions, Neverland Films, Code Entertainment
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Nudity|Sexual Dialogue|Strong Language|Violence)
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 2, 2005, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Jul 14, 2006
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 30, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $131.6K
Runtime: 1h 22m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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