Fair Play

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Released Sep 29, 2023

1h 53m

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When a coveted promotion at a cutthroat financial firm arises, once supportive exchanges between lovers Emily (Phoebe Dynevor) and Luke (Alden Ehrenreich) begin to sour into something more sinister. As the power dynamics irrevocably shift in their relationship, the couple must face the true price of success and the unnerving limits of ambition. In her feature debut, writer-director Chloe Domont weaves a taut relationship thriller, staring down the destructive gender dynamics that pit partners against each other in a world that is transforming faster than the rules can keep up. Also starring Eddie Marsan, Rich Sommer, and Sebastian De Souza, Fair Play unravels the uncomfortable collision of empowerment and ego.

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Critics Consensus

With assured style that's at times reminiscent of the best '90s nail-biting thrillers, Fair Play juxtaposes premarital disharmony with greed and gender politics in the cutthroat finance world.

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Audience Says

Fair Play has an interesting premise and talented cast, although the plot is somewhat predictable and the ending may leave you disappointed.

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Claudia Puig

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

Initially it works, and then it devolves into something so extreme that it becomes borderline silly.

Oct 21, 2023

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Brent Simon

AV Club

A film with a distinctive personality and an eagerness to dig around in the real-world sandbox and ask questions for which it knows there is no single, pat set of answers. Fair Play never stops making moves, which makes even its missteps feel refreshing.

Rated: B

Oct 15, 2023

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Robert Levin

Newsday

It's one of the more incisive and powerfully made movies about relationship dynamics in a good long while.

Rated: 4/4

Oct 13, 2023

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James Preston Poole

Discussing Film

Turning this power-driven human drama into a sweaty palm, pulse-pounding thriller may be one of the most subversive moves we’ve seen a filmmaker make recently.

Rated: 5/5

Aug 22, 2024

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Brittany Patrice Witherspoon

Pop Culture Reviews

In her unpredictable feature debut, writer-director Chloe Domont stares down toxic relationships and deconstructs the dynamic with masterful exposition.

Rated: 4.5/5

Jul 26, 2024

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Gautam Sunder

The Hindu

Reminiscent of the hit television drama Industry, director Chloe Domont’s debut feature on two ambitious financial analysts caught in a doomed relationship is slick, sexy and all kinds of enjoyable.

Jul 18, 2024

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Roy J

Now this satisfied my fix for an original thriller. Loved every minute of it. Thrilling and entertaining. Ladies, confirm your man isn't a closeted incel before you say yes. Phoebe Dynevor is an actress to look out for.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/04/23

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Ghederick Eshmont

Despite periodically succumbing to heavy handed, contrived gender politics, Chloe Domont’s control over the story is unrelenting & brilliant. A hallmark film for the rise of the working professional Millennial.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/08/23

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Jeff W

Horrible, shallow, self-absorbed, materialistic people being horrible, shallow, self-absorbed, and materialistic. The only thing I enjoyed was seeing them getting exactly what they deserved. Are we supposed empathize with or cheer for anyone in this stupid film?

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/04/24

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julie b

Moral of the story is don’t get romantically involved with coworkers…I love movies that are able to create so much intensity and tension over micro events, so overall this worked for me. I really loved how you could tangibly feel and empathize with what both sides of this war were feeling, rather than being a one sided perspective. Falls shy of 3.5 stars because the ending cheapened it for me.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/23/24

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Catalin L

A well done and acted movie, but the forced way it ends, it leaves you with the conclusion that the career at a corporation is more important than your personal life.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/21/24

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Polly G

It wasn't a thriller. It was 2 people putting money ahead of everything else in their life. You start off sympathizing with them hoping they survive as a couple but then the stupid things each one thinks, then actually says, just shows neither is grown enough to have a partner. SPOILERS: Her first mistake was offering her bf HELP to get promoted. How could he have any autonomy or esteem as an individual after that, professionally or as a husband? I'm a wife & would only help my husband professionally without him knowing, if he needed it. But I would always give him all the credit to everyone, him included, but because he does things all the time to help me in ways that no one needs to know about. Don't destroy someone's respectability. One of his MANY mistakes was allowing his professional goals & obsession with the boss to come before himself, & his future wife, literally pledging himself on his knees, calling the boss "his god"... cringe! After that, I could not marry him or have him working for me. Because he has no self respect, at all. Only God deserves worship. He only gets cruel & stupider after that

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/08/24

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Synopsis

When a coveted promotion at a cutthroat financial firm arises, once supportive exchanges between lovers Emily (Phoebe Dynevor) and Luke (Alden Ehrenreich) begin to sour into something more sinister. As the power dynamics irrevocably shift in their relationship, the couple must face the true price of success and the unnerving limits of ambition. In her feature debut, writer-director Chloe Domont weaves a taut relationship thriller, staring down the destructive gender dynamics that pit partners against each other in a world that is transforming faster than the rules can keep up. Also starring Eddie Marsan, Rich Sommer, and Sebastian De Souza, Fair Play unravels the uncomfortable collision of empowerment and ego.

Director: Chloe Domont
Producer: Leopold Hughes, Ben LeClair, Allan Mandelbaum, Tim White, Trevor White
Screenwriter: Chloe Domont
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: T-Street, MRC Film, Star Thrower Entertainment, Media Rights Capital (MRC)
Rating: R (Sexual Violence|Sexual Content|Pervasive Language|Some Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 29, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 6, 2023
Runtime: 1h 53m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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