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The Weekend Away

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The Weekend Away

2022

1h 30m

Mystery & Thriller

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A weekend getaway to Croatia goes awry when a woman is accused of killing her best friend and her efforts to get to the truth uncover a painful secret.

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The Weekend Away makes for a painless enough home viewing experience, but Leighton Meester's performance deserved a better film.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Author Sarah Alderson adapted her own novel, and the screenplay is made slick with clues, dead-ends and sinful temptations that don’t materialize to much.

Rated: 1.5/4

Mar 10, 2022

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

A large glass of white wine on a Friday night.

Mar 9, 2022

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

Fast-moving enough to provide a decent night’s disposable home entertainment for viewers whose expectations aren’t geared any higher.

Mar 4, 2022

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Rebecca Johnson

Film Focus Online

It's plot will keep you invested even if you do guess most of the twists along the way. Just don't expect too much from the script, however well the actors manage to elevate it.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 25, 2023

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Jim Schembri

jimschembri.com

Not a bad little number, this, well-directed to the genre template by Kim Farrant and with an excellent supporting performance by Luke Norris as Beth's husband Rob. His scene on the phone is a mini-masterclass in emotionally authentic acting.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 30, 2022

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Rahul Desai

News9 Live (India)

Based on a Sarah Alderson novel, this trashy little Netflix whodunnit starring Gossip Girl’s Leighton Meester as the innocent American in the wrong place at the wrong time is, well, a film that’s almost deliberately unoriginal.

Jul 25, 2022

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Lachlan M

Captivating start and beautiful setting. Unfortunately this wasn’t enough for a compelling thriller. The lead actress became increasingly annoying to watch with her constant cries of desperation in a flimsy plot.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/31/25

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Mira K

A movie I have seen a thousand times. Nothing new. Not good, not bad. Not nothing.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/15/25

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Areeba A

A good movie. Must watch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/03/25

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Rich S

As Lifetime movies go, The Weekend Away is a Friday or Saturday entry. Like a Sudoku puzzle, it's a little tougher, a little grittier and takes longer to solve on Fridays and Saturdays. Another thing about Lifetime movies and Sudoku puzzles. They offer the same nine numbers and you just have to put them on the grid correctly to get the solution. Confused? That's the purpose of a movie like The Weekend Away. It throws what, maybe nine potential suspects at you and tells you to figure it out. The clues are barely meaningful and leads that do have some teeth are soon trumped by some other factoid that just appears out of the blue. The Weekend Away should not ever be spent in Croatia, mind you. Although the scenery is one of the positive points in the film, it is heavily outweighed by a bad story with third-rate actors -- even the ones at the top of the bill -- playing characters you will have little interest in following through to the end.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/22/25

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Madam D

I enjoyed all the twists in the plot & didn't know who did it until the very end.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/12/25

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A M

This is a great thriller with twists and turns that bring plenty of surprises. Leighton Meester shines, as does Croatia.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/25/25

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Synopsis

A weekend getaway to Croatia goes awry when a woman is accused of killing her best friend and her efforts to get to the truth uncover a painful secret.

Director: Kim Farrant
Producer: Charlie Morrison, Ben Pugh, Erica Steinberg
Screenwriter: Sarah Alderson
Production Co: 42, Netflix
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 3, 2022
Runtime: 1h 30m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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