The Nest

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The Nest

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Released Sep 18, 2020

1h 47m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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An entrepreneur and his family begin to unravel after moving into an old country manor in England in the 1980s.

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An effective pairing of period setting and timeless themes, The Nest wrings additional tension out of its unsettling story with an outstanding pair of lead performances.

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Guy Lodge

Film of the Week

I watched The Nest in a fixed state of unease, shoulders tense and set forward even in a plush cinema seat, my mouth immediately drying out after each sip of my drink.

Nov 12, 2021

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Linda Marric

The Jewish Chronicle

There's something commendably old fashioned and decidedly unassuming about The Nest. Durkin's direction is both precise and admirably restrained in its depiction of an era famed for its excesses.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 2, 2021

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

The Nest is a belated cautionary tale - this tainted family is a skeleton in the closet of our current socioeconomic climate.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 29, 2021

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Sarah Cortinaz

InSession Film

The Nest’s slow build-up may leave you craving more, but the fantastic performances from Law and Coon, and Durkin’s brilliant direction, will more than make up for it.

Rated: B

Apr 23, 2024

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Ryan McQuade

InSession Film

It’s been almost 10 years since we last saw Sean Durkin bring us a new project, and with this welcomed return, we get a dark look at the American dream...

Apr 4, 2024

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

The Nest is perhaps the first COVID-19/quarantine film without meaning to be. Its levels of isolation are deeply felt and highlighted by the lies we tell ourselves or the ones whom we hold most dear.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 2, 2022

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susan c

Two talented leads could not save this dud. I watched a good hour and still had no idea the premise. Allison the wife appears bored. Her husband Rory is a loser Grifter. The End.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/18/24

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Samuel K

Terrible movie. I can’t believe anyone would give this a 90% much less the people who do this professionally.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/10/24

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Lynette B

I have no idea why this movie has such a high rating from critics. I am a movie fan and like all genres of movie. The acting was great in this, but that is all that I can say that is positive. There are plot lines (hints to the house being haunted, mother that is introduced) that go nowhere and are absolutely pointless. The movie is boring and just when you think they might make some sort of point, it ends.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/10/24

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Max A

When will I learn? A movie I’ve never heard of with top actors and 90% RT is never good. One of the worst. Oh my wife loses her movie picking privileges

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/27/24

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kareenacat H

Oh my goodness well let me just say I watched this because I read where it was supposed to be a great psychological thriller. Well it was not, far from it..... It bothered me how much the horse was in distress throughout the movie and being abused the night before it died.. I know it's a movie. but I cannot stand it when they show animals being hurt .. I gathered that it was her husband that hurt the horse for financial gain.. so you would think.. you waited for something to come about and nothing ever did.. I thought the mother would come home and find her daughter and all the kids passed out and stoned.. after that big drug party with about 50 kids... She calls her name, but doesn't even look if she's okay.... her digging up the horse crying was very disturbing and sad .. really disappointing whoever said it was a great psychological thriller.. it was just family drama, crazy bs and listening to the poor horse whining in distress.. it was actually more of a disturbing movie, than a thriller....the door opened, the door was closed, the door opened the door closed. And then he comes walking in a few minutes later.. oh my goodness give us at least some kind of ghost story or him trying to make her crazy....he was definitely delusionally unrealistic and quite disturbed. I was at least hoping something was going to come of something. And nothing ever came of nothing ..lol.. and then rolled the credits .. 😂😂..

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/24/24

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Rogério A

Filme com realidade bem marcante. Gostei.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/21/24

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Synopsis

An entrepreneur and his family begin to unravel after moving into an old country manor in England in the 1980s.

Director: Sean Durkin
Producer: Sean Durkin, Rose Garnett, Ed Guiney, Amy Jackson, Christina Piovesan, Derrin Schlesinger
Screenwriter: Sean Durkin
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: FilmNation Entertainment, Element Pictures, Elevation Pictures, BBC Films
Rating: R (Nudity|Language Throughout|Some Sexuality|Teen Partying)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 18, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 17, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $137.4K
Runtime: 1h 47m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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