Sundown

R

Released Jan 28, 2022

1 hr. 23 min.

Drama

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78%

119 Reviews

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63%

Fewer than 50 Verified Ratings

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Neil and Alice Bennett (Tim Roth, Charlotte Gainsbourg) are the core of a wealthy family on vacation in Mexico with younger members Colin and Alexa (Samuel Bottomley, Albertine Kotting McMillan) until a distant emergency cuts their trip short. When one relative disrupts the family's tight-knit order, simmering tensions rise to the fore in this suspenseful jolt from writer/director Michel Franco.

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Critics Consensus

Sundown's emotionally muted wavelength may be difficult for some viewers to tune into, but it's enlivened by Tim Roth's strong central performance.

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Randi

Pointless, slow moving and boring. I probably should give it one star, but Im being nice

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/11/22

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Fredric

I thought the movie was excellent. I would describe it as willfully ambiguous. I saw it as an exploration of mortality and apathy. I also enjoyed that it wasnt too long in duration. Sitting in the theatre for 3 hours isnt really something I prefer. 5 stars!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/22

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Pennie

Nothing like the description and I wonder if its intentionally vague and misleading. Not much happened but at least it was short.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/10/22

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Kurt E

Not sure what the point of this movie was…

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/09/22

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Mister Harlem

Take a trip to find yourself, and never apologize for it, even in the face of terrible news.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/22

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Richard L

Outcome and reason completely hidden to the last scene. Try as I might, probably would never have figured it out

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/08/22

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Michel Franco

Director

Tim Roth

Neil

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Alice

Iazua Larios

Bernice

Henry Goodman

Richard

Albertine Kotting McMillan

Alexa

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David Stratton

The Australian

There’s a sense of dread running through this deeply discomfiting – but gripping – character study.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 12, 2022

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Barry Hertz

Globe and Mail

Sundown is both as mean as Franco’s reputation suggests and as compelling.

Apr 13, 2022

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

Franco may be making a point about the effects of disparity in wealth, but why base it on a narrative trick?

Rated: 3/5

Feb 7, 2022

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Stephanie Bunbury

Deadline Hollywood Daily

This is a sliver of a story, told quickly, but it lingers like sunspots on the backs of your eyelids as your eyes close, tired by looking out to sea.

Sep 16, 2023

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Sarah Vincent

Cambridge Day

Franco’s cinematic character study explores the reasons for the self-imposed exile with a show-don’t-tell style that should have cineastes celebrating the lack of prose dumpers disguised as characters.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 16, 2023

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Alejandro Alemán

El Universal

In Sundown, Michel Franco presents an irresistibly visible film, in which every step plants the seeds of intrigue and mystery. [Full review in Spanish]

May 15, 2023

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Synopsis

Neil and Alice Bennett (Tim Roth, Charlotte Gainsbourg) are the core of a wealthy family on vacation in Mexico with younger members Colin and Alexa (Samuel Bottomley, Albertine Kotting McMillan) until a distant emergency cuts their trip short. When one relative disrupts the family's tight-knit order, simmering tensions rise to the fore in this suspenseful jolt from writer/director Michel Franco.

Director: Michel Franco
Executive Producer: Tim Roth, Lorenzo Vigas
Screenwriter: Michel Franco
Distributor: Bleecker Street
Production Co: Teorema Films, Common Ground Pictures, Luxbox, Film i Väst, Doco Digital
Rating: R (Some Graphic Nudity|Sexual Content|Language|Violence)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 28, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 17, 2022
Box Office (Gross USA): $229.5K
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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