Foe

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Foe

R

2023

1h 50m

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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Academy Award nominees Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal star in Foe, a haunting exploration of marriage and identity set in an uncertain world. Hen and Junior 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, and co-written by Davis and Reid, Foe's mesmerizing imagery and persistent questions about the nature of humanity (and artificial humanity) bring the not-too-distant future to luminous life.

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Paul Mescal and Saoirse Ronan give it all they've got, but they're ultimately undone by Foe's clunky sci-fi trappings and ponderous attempts to generate psychological thrills.

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Christina Newland

iNews.co.uk

09/18/2024

2/5

Paul Mescal and Saoirse Ronan are two of the finest young actors but Foe just doesn't give them their time to shine.

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Robert Levin

Newsday

02/16/2024

1/4

It's suffocating to the point where you're as desperate for an escape from this scorched Earth misery as these characters.

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Craig Mathieson

The Age (Australia)

01/17/2024

These scenes from a marriage are sometimes evocative, but they don’t tie together.

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Clotilde Chinnici

Movie Marker

Jul 27

2/5

Foe is frustrating at best and insignificant at worst. I wish the film could have given us more and delved deeper into the fascinating themes it sets out to explore.

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Sammie Purcell

Rough Draft Atlanta

Jul 22

Davis is quite good at creating that atmosphere of mystery, but not capitalizing on it. “Foe” gives away the game almost immediately, losing focus as it aimlessly builds to a devastation that it can’t deliver on.

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Anna Hoang

Boston Hassle

Jul 14

3/5

Reid’s book might have pinned out the twists more clearly; the film seems to want you to press your palms to your cheeks in complete surprise when you find out what’s going on.

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Sal D

@JustTheLaw 4d

Spoiler Alert There’s a lot of critique about this film….just not sure it’s worth reducing them all to a writing. Front and center is however the plot. If they can generate a functioning bio-mechanical clone, why not use it in space instead of Junior himself? Also, the level of cost and expensive for anyone to worry about leaving a spouse alone seems unbelievable too. There are threads of explanations - partial or otherwise - offered or implied, but none seem remotely satisfactory to me. Who know the clone was deployed? That was never clear in any way - yet, it is supposed to be a twist? And, how could Junior be completely emotionless watching the clone be disposed of in front of his eye? On top of that, the pacing is off, the run time too long given the plot, and the clarity of the narrative too amorphous. Bottom line: what a waste of the talents of Ronan and Mescal.

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Jeremy W

Nov 23

Stunningly dull. It gor made because direcotor made Lion and the great cast. Talking heads and little in the way of elevation. Not something one could get through or should waste time on.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Sep 11

Success in 1 hour and 50 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $43,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Brent G

May 20

Weird movie. Feels like this was a test to see if two of the best actors alive could make a boring nonsensical psychological science fiction story good. They almost did it, and all credit goes to Ronan and Mescal for giving it their all, but it just doesn’t work for me on so many levels.

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Cat F

Mar 5

Very clever and beautiful acting by 2 protagonists.

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Matt E

@Mattellis71 01/22/2025

One of my favorites in this genre. Thought provoking

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Synopsis

Academy Award nominees Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal star in Foe, a haunting exploration of marriage and identity set in an uncertain world. Hen and Junior 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, and co-written by Davis and Reid, Foe's mesmerizing imagery and persistent questions about the nature of humanity (and artificial humanity) bring the not-too-distant future to luminous life.

Director: Garth Davis
Producer: Garth Davis, Kerry Kohansky-Roberts, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning
Screenwriter: Garth Davis, Iain Reid
Distributor: Amazon Studios
Production Co: I Am That, Anonymous Content, Amazon Studios, See-Saw Films
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content|Nudity|Language)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 6, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 7, 2023
Box Office (Gross USA): $43.0K
Runtime: 1h 50m

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