Rebecca

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Rebecca

PG-13

Released Oct 21, 2020

2h 1m

Drama

Romance

Mystery & Thriller

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A young newlywed arrives at her husband's imposing family estate on a windswept English coast and finds herself battling the shadow of his first wife, Rebecca, whose legacy lives on in the house long after her death.

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Critics Consensus

Ben Wheatley's Rebecca remake is ravishing to behold, but it never quite gets to the heart of the classic source material -- or truly justifies its own existence.

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Christina Newland

iNews.co.uk

If Wheatley and his team had found a way to inject some of that delicious moral ambivalence into the veins of the film, Rebecca might be more worthwhile.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 23, 2024

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Roxana Hadadi

Pajiba

This is a melodramatic tale of class disparity and imposter syndrome and compulsive jealousy and explosive fury, and the execution here is just ... tepid. Lukewarm.

Dec 7, 2020

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Robbie Collin

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Overall, it's a highly polished and consistently enjoyable watch that feels a little hemmed in by convention.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 20, 2020

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Sarah Cortinaz

InSession Film

The thirst for a sinister and mysterious Rebecca is a thirst that is never quenched.

Rated: C-

Apr 19, 2024

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Soham Gadre

Vague Visages

Rebecca feels sanded out, erased of all imperfection, identity and mystery.

Jan 9, 2024

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Shannon Campe

The Spool

The casting is not the Wheatley Rebecca’s biggest problem, but it certainly doesn’t help.

Aug 25, 2023

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Sumptuous sets and beautiful scenery please the eyes while the non-existent or grating soundtrack confuse the ears. A welcome focus on our unnamed heroine, but a script bereft of story continuity and character development. Vapid dialogue puts too great a burden on the actors to tell their characters’ story by physical movement alone. A good try, but no magic here. And frankly, no character one really roots for, sadly.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/02/24

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Laura M

After having read the book. This movie is a complete disservice. The essence of what makes Rebecca a literary work is fully lost by altering or completely changing scenes and misrepresenting the characters personalities and behaviors. The director must not have read the book because this is a horrible film and lazy representation of the story. I would be embarrassed to put this out in the world.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/17/24

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Sarah R

What was an interesting, suspenseful book with hints of psychological thriller in it became a vapid, rushed, and bland movie that sapped two hours of my life. If you like your movies to stick to the plot of your books, avoid this.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/25/24

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Sasha B

I and my boyfriend watched the whole movie with anticipation! Loved it ! Beautiful characters and acting . Would have loved to see some flashbacks but still the twists and turn and unexpected ending ! Loved it !

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/26/23

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Laythe H

Not bad but a bunch of ridiculous and unreal events kind of ruined it for me. Women might like it.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/05/23

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James R

Sensational retelling of the classic novel. Lily James is the star here, and the movie is a phenomenal thriller of chilling proportions. Forget Armie Hammer, Lily James and Kristen Scott-Thomas shine here. Giving a fresh take on the story of the new Mrs De Winter, who has to contend with (in a nutshell) the villainous housekeeper and the ghost of her predecessor, Lily James breathes life into the role and the tone, the ambience, the eerieness of Manderely is on full display. A fantastic set-piece, it does not disappoint from start to finish.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/11/24

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Synopsis

A young newlywed arrives at her husband's imposing family estate on a windswept English coast and finds herself battling the shadow of his first wife, Rebecca, whose legacy lives on in the house long after her death.

Director: Ben Wheatley
Producer: Raphaël Benoliel, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Nira Park
Screenwriter: Jane Goldman, Joe Shrapnel, Anna Waterhouse
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Netflix, Working Title Films
Rating: PG-13 (Smoking|Partial Nudity|Some Sexual Content|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 21, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 21, 2020
Runtime: 2h 1m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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