Promising Young Woman
- Petone: 07 Jan 2021
- Cuba: 07 Jan 2021
- Pauatahanui: 14 Jan 2021
- 5 x OSCAR NOMINATIONS -
★★★★★ "One of the movies of the year" - Stuff.co.nz.
From groundbreaking director Emerald Fennell (Killing Eve) comes a delicious new take on revenge. Everyone said Cassie (Carey Mulligan) was a promising young woman... until a mysterious event abruptly derailed her future. But nothing in Cassie’s life is what it appears to be: she’s wickedly smart, tantalizingly cunning, and she’s living a secret double life by night. Now, an unexpected encounter is about to give Cassie a chance to right the wrongs of the past in this thrilling and wildly entertaining story.
Starring Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Connie Britton, Adam Brody, Jennifer Coolidge, Laverne Cox, Max Greenfield, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chris Lowell, Sam Richardson, Molly Shannon, Clancy Brown. Producers, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, Josey McNamara, Ben Browning, Ashley Fox, Emerald Fennell. Written and directed by Emerald Fennell.
5 x OSCAR nominations - Best Picture, Best Actress (Carey Mulligan), Best Director, Original Screenplay, Film Editing.
4 x GOLDEN GLOBE nominations - Best Picture (Drama), Best Actress (Drama) - Carey Mulligan, Best Director, Best Screenplay.
2 x BAFTA WINNER - Outstanding British Film & Original Screenplay
92% - Rotten Tomatoes
★★★★★ - Stuff.co.nz
"Carey Mulligan stuns in this audacious, astonishing tale"
"A brilliantly conceived tale, filled with plenty of narrative turns, a killer soundtrack and a series of unforgettable outfits sported by Cassie."
★★★★★ - Movie Army
"Promising Young Woman is about as perfect as a movie can get. Make sure you catch this in cinemas. It's gonna be a cult classic.
"Carey Mulligan should win every award gong this awards season. Her performance is one for the ages"
★★★★★ - Deadline Hollywood Daily
"A phenomenal Carey Mulligan powers this stunning feature film"
★★★★ - NZ Herald
"Carey Mulligan is a force of nature in this provocative and darkly comedic thriller"
★★★★ - Daily Telegraph
"Carey Mulligan is tremendous" "Grey areas have never looked so dazzlingly and queasily neon-bright"
★★★★ - Arizona Republic
"Intriguing", "Carey Mulligan stuns in Emerald Fennell's twisty, twisted film", "Mulligan's performance is one of 2020's best"
★★★★ - New York Post
"A dazzling, gorgeously mounted film with Carey Mulligan delivering an iconic performance." - JoBlo's Movie Network