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  • 2023
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  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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  • 2023
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  • 1 h 50 m

Summary Hen (Saoirse Ronan) and Junior (Paul Mescal) farm a secluded piece of land that has been in Junior’s family for generations, but their quiet life is thrown into turmoil when an uninvited stranger (Aaron Pierre) shows up at their door with a startling proposal. Based on best-selling author Iain Reid’s novel.

Directed By: Garth Davis

Written By: Iain Reid, Garth Davis

  • 2023
  • R
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
  • 1 h 50 m
  • 2023
  • R
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
  • 1 h 50 m
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Summary Hen (Saoirse Ronan) and Junior (Paul Mescal) farm a secluded piece of land that has been in Junior’s family for generations, but their quiet life is thrown into turmoil when an uninvited stranger (Aaron Pierre) shows up at their door with a startling proposal. Based on best-selling author Iain Reid’s novel.

Directed By: Garth Davis

Written By: Iain Reid, Garth Davis

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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Mixed or Average Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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47% Mixed
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29% Negative
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Oct 5, 2023
Admittedly, the film’s oddly paced, elliptical middle section may leave you scratching your head. But then the twisty third act pulls it all together, sending shivers down the spine.
By James Mottram FULL REVIEW
75
Sep 30, 2023
Perverse as it is to cast two of the world’s most talented young actors as the two sides of a curdled marriage, Mescal and Ronan both excel at sinking into themselves, with the latter’s irrepressible force of will squeezing against the walls of the musty farmhouse as if her life were a shoe five sizes too small.
By David Ehrlich FULL REVIEW
55
Sep 30, 2023
A sci-fi story that spirals about in circles on its way to a predictable and underwhelming twist and an even less satisfying conclusion.
By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW
42
Oct 4, 2023
It becomes a mess of concepts, issues, and messages, an amalgamation of errors in tone and story.
By Michael Frank FULL REVIEW
40
Sep 30, 2023
The two leads do their best here, but even they cannot scrounge enough feeling out of this desolate sci-fi.
By Adrian Horton FULL REVIEW
30
Oct 6, 2023
Everyone here really wants to make something good and moving, but they’re all working so hard to make something out of nothing.
By Katie Walsh FULL REVIEW
12
Oct 1, 2023
At every turn, Garth Davis’s Foe not only fails to adequately redress or rework played-out tropes within its high-concept world, but its examination of marriage and identity is also hackneyed.
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Production Company Amazon Studios, Anonymous Content, I Am That, See-Saw Films
Release Date Oct 6, 2023
Duration 1 h 50 m
Rating R
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