Foe

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Foe

R

Released Oct 6, 2023

1h 50m

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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Academy Award nominees Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal star in Foe, a haunting exploration of marriage and identity set in an uncertain world. Hen and Junior farm a secluded piece of land that has been in Junior's family for generations, but their quiet life is thrown into turmoil when an uninvited stranger (Aaron Pierre) shows up at their door with a startling proposal. Based on best-selling author Iain Reid's novel, directed by Garth Davis, and co-written by Davis and Reid, Foe's mesmerizing imagery and persistent questions about the nature of humanity (and artificial humanity) bring the not-too-distant future to luminous life.

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Paul Mescal and Saoirse Ronan give it all they've got, but they're ultimately undone by Foe's clunky sci-fi trappings and ponderous attempts to generate psychological thrills.

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Christina Newland

iNews.co.uk

Paul Mescal and Saoirse Ronan are two of the finest young actors but Foe just doesn't give them their time to shine.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 18, 2024

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Robert Levin

Newsday

It's suffocating to the point where you're as desperate for an escape from this scorched Earth misery as these characters.

Rated: 1/4

Feb 16, 2024

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Craig Mathieson

The Age (Australia)

These scenes from a marriage are sometimes evocative, but they don’t tie together.

Jan 17, 2024

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Clotilde Chinnici

Movie Marker

Foe is frustrating at best and insignificant at worst. I wish the film could have given us more and delved deeper into the fascinating themes it sets out to explore.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 27, 2025

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Sammie Purcell

Rough Draft Atlanta

Davis is quite good at creating that atmosphere of mystery, but not capitalizing on it. “Foe” gives away the game almost immediately, losing focus as it aimlessly builds to a devastation that it can’t deliver on.

Jul 22, 2025

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Anna Hoang

Boston Hassle

Reid’s book might have pinned out the twists more clearly; the film seems to want you to press your palms to your cheeks in complete surprise when you find out what’s going on.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 14, 2025

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Brent G

Weird movie. Feels like this was a test to see if two of the best actors alive could make a boring nonsensical psychological science fiction story good. They almost did it, and all credit goes to Ronan and Mescal for giving it their all, but it just doesn’t work for me on so many levels.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/20/25

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Cat F

Very clever and beautiful acting by 2 protagonists.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/05/25

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Matt E

One of my favorites in this genre. Thought provoking

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/25

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Riccardo g

*"Il nemico" è un film intenso e ricco di suspense, che intreccia fantascienza e dramma umano per esplorare temi profondi come identità, amore e controllo. Le interpretazioni di Saoirse Ronan e Paul Mescal sono straordinarie, rendendo questa storia distopica coinvolgente e toccante. Imperdibile per chi ama le narrazioni psicologiche e i colpi di scena.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/20/25

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Ari V

Mescal especially is fun to watch, but the storyline is a little weak and feeds into today's approved tropes a tad too much. 3.25/5

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/09/25

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Nigel G

Absolute drivel, that’s two hours of my life I won’t get back

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/09/25

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Synopsis

Academy Award nominees Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal star in Foe, a haunting exploration of marriage and identity set in an uncertain world. Hen and Junior farm a secluded piece of land that has been in Junior's family for generations, but their quiet life is thrown into turmoil when an uninvited stranger (Aaron Pierre) shows up at their door with a startling proposal. Based on best-selling author Iain Reid's novel, directed by Garth Davis, and co-written by Davis and Reid, Foe's mesmerizing imagery and persistent questions about the nature of humanity (and artificial humanity) bring the not-too-distant future to luminous life.

Director: Garth Davis
Producer: Garth Davis, Kerry Kohansky-Roberts, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning
Screenwriter: Garth Davis, Iain Reid
Distributor: Amazon Studios
Production Co: I Am That, Anonymous Content, Amazon Studios, See-Saw Films
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content|Nudity|Language)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 6, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 7, 2023
Box Office (Gross USA): $43.0K
Runtime: 1h 50m

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