Sharp Corner

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Sharp Corner

Released May 9

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Sharp Corner follows Josh (Ben Foster), a troubled man increasingly consumed by the fatal car crashes in front of his house. As Josh's obsession takes hold, he begins to spiral, placing his wife (Cobie Smulders) and son (William Kosovic) in jeopardy and setting in motion a series of events that threaten to permanently break the family apart.

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Putting Ben Foster's talent for playing men on the edge to good dramatic use, Sharp Corner is an unsettling psychological thriller that might make audiences crack from nerves even before its anxious antihero.

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Manuel Betancourt

Variety

This is an increasingly nerve-wracking fable about the lengths men whose lives are placid if just merely pleasant will go to make themselves feel needed and validated.

May 31, 2025

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Barry Hertz

Globe and Mail

Canadian director Jason Buxton crafts a sometimes tense and sometimes unsteady character study that isn’t so much laced with dread as it is slathered with it.

May 30, 2025

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Matt Zoller Seitz

RogerEbert.com

Foster, one of the most remarkable actors in modern film, is brilliant in what might be his most unexpected performance in years.

Rated: 4/4

May 9, 2025

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John Serba

Decider

I interpret the lack of a dishwasher as the most ominous omen in this story. Details matter!

Aug 18, 2025

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Whang Yee Ling

The Straits Times (Singapore)

Foster delivers an uncharacteristically internalised performance of existential unease in a disquieting study of masculine insecurity.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 1, 2025

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Alfred Castaneda

Shade Studios

Being in Foster’s head for the roughly two-hour runtime is an experience - especially with Stephen McKeon’s eerie score - even if we don’t learn much about who he really is. It’s a riveting film and a must see for fans of psychological thrillers.

Jul 30, 2025

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Corey J

Ben Foster is amazing in this role as this man who slowly spirals deeper and deeper into an obsessive madness. However, the movie is just far too slow with far too few moments that perked me up. This truly is a movie best to have on in the background while you're doing other things and you look up during certain moments.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

09/03/25

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Matthew P

Good concept but poor execution. Movie will put you to sleep.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/30/25

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Amy M

Really enjoyed this film! Unlike anything else I've watched before, really interesting found myself flipping between the thought that he was obsessed with becoming a hero and the validation that would give him from others around him to the thought that this was an action from potential PTSD he got from the first accident with the focus being on the aons mental health post accident and the lack of talking about it with his wife, definitely thought provoking

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/26/25

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Scott B

TERRIBLE DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME. I USUALLY LOVE BEN FOSTER BUT HE AND EVERY OTHER CHARACTER WAS JUST PLAIN TERRIBLE. ZERO STARS

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/24/25

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Craig K

Weird, creepy, and dark. Yes, its dark.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/23/25

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Young S

Its actually an interesting movie, much more so than many of the comments would have you think. But the movie description as a “thriller” is a misnomer, as it’s more of a drama, albeit an odd and strange one. Ben is a terrific actor but the way he presented the lead character was too weird and too effeminate and became distracting. Overall, this is an odd, sort of eerie and unsettling movie but, worth your time if you like that type of film.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/23/25

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Synopsis

Sharp Corner follows Josh (Ben Foster), a troubled man increasingly consumed by the fatal car crashes in front of his house. As Josh's obsession takes hold, he begins to spiral, placing his wife (Cobie Smulders) and son (William Kosovic) in jeopardy and setting in motion a series of events that threaten to permanently break the family apart.

Director: Jason Buxton
Producer: Paul Barkin, Marc Tetreault, Jason Levangie, Jason Buxton, Susan Mullen
Screenwriter: Jason Buxton
Distributor: Vertical
Production Co: Vertical Entertainment, Alcina Pictures, Shut Up & Colour Pictures, Workhorse Pictures, Kobalt Films
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 9, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 9, 2025
Runtime: 1h 50m

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