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• Comedy
• Horror

• 2022
• Noah Baumbach
• 135 mins
• 15

Summary

The comedy-drama focuses on the survival of an American family amidst a life-threatening crisis. Jack Gladney and Babbette lead a mundane life until a train accident releases a toxic chemical into the air. With an ominous cloud covering their town, the couple struggles to keep their family together while facing existential anxieties. Comedy, starring Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig and Don Cheadle

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Terry Staunton

Based on the award-winning novel by Don DeLillo, this engrossing black comedy stars Adam Driver as college professor Jack Gladney. When a chemical spill triggers what the authorities class an "airborne toxic event", Jack, his wife Babette (Greta Gerwig) and their kids are evacuated to a makeshift hostel, leading to questions over whether Jack has been infected with something that will slowly kill him. Meanwhile, just what is in those mysterious pills Babette pops when nobody is looking? Writer/director Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story) walks a fine line between serious contemplation and throwaway absurdism, examining the dynamics of family and loyalty one minute, then having fun with Jack's professorial calling (Hitler studies) the next. Driver superbly guides viewers along the oblique narrative, as Jack ponders mortality and other weighty concerns, and Gerwig brings heartbreaking depth to Babette's own indefinable struggles. Raffey Cassidy shines as their pragmatic eldest daughter, and Don Cheadle is great value as Jack's fellow lecturer in fringe academia.

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5.7/10

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Cast

rolenameJack GladneyAdam DriverBabbetteGreta GerwigMurrayDon CheadleDeniseRaffey CassidyHeinrichSam NivolaSteffieMay NivolaWinnieJodie Turner-SmithLasherAndré Benjamin

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rolenameDirectorNoah Baumbach

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Theatrical distributor

Netflix

Released on

2022-12-02

Languages

English | German

Formats

Colour

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