Mystery · Thriller · Drama
American
2020 · Directed by Charlie Kaufman · 135 min
A young woman travels with her new boyfriend, Jake, through a snowstorm to meet his parents at their remote farm. She is already thinking of ending things, and the journey grows stranger the longer it lasts. Expect a slow, talky, unsettling film more concerned with mood than with plot.
Why it matters in cinema history
A defining example of 2020s streaming-era art cinema and of Kaufman's long-running interest in the inner life. It carries the psychological thriller toward the essay film and the theatrical chamber piece.
Watch with intention
Treat it as a mood and a conversation to be read closely, not a mystery to be solved quickly.
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