Eileen

2023
R
1h 37m

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

16K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

Play trailer2:23

Period Drama Prison Drama Psychological Drama Psychological Thriller Workplace Drama Drama Mystery Romance Thriller

A young woman working at a boys' corrections facility becomes mesmerized by the new female psychologist, but their budding relationship soon takes a sinister turn.A young woman working at a boys' corrections facility becomes mesmerized by the new female psychologist, but their budding relationship soon takes a sinister turn.A young woman working at a boys' corrections facility becomes mesmerized by the new female psychologist, but their budding relationship soon takes a sinister turn.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

16K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,088

246

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 8 nominations

Videos3

Photos97

More like this

6.3

6.7

6.0

5.8

5.8

7.2

6.5

5.4

6.3

7.0

Wicked Little Letters

6.5

Sometimes I Think About Dying

6.1

Am I OK?

Storyline

Edit

Did you know

Edit

Trivia
Although it resembles the look of film stock, the movie was shot with ARRI ALEXA Mini digital cameras with a special Angénieux 25-250 HR zoom lens. According to cinematographer Ari Wegner, shooting on film was considered but the limited budget didn't allow for it.

Quotes
Jim Dunlop: Some people, they are the real people. Like in a movie, they're the ones you're watching, they're the ones making moves. And the other people, they're just there filling the space. And you take'em for granted. You think, they're easy. Take a penny, leave a penny. That's you, Eileen.

Connections
Referenced in Amanda the Jedi Show: I Watched 45 Movies in 1 Week | 'Talk to Me' and the Best Movies of Sundance 2023 Explained (2023)

Soundtracks
(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am
Written by Jimmy T. Williams and Larry Harrison
Performed by Nancy Wilson
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User reviews112

Review

Featured review

3/10

Falls Flat

Eileen is not worth watching for the positive attributes because it exemplifies why "story" matters. Oldroyd's film has no third act, which is also a problem with the source of this adaptation. The movie takes a vicious twist. That turn primarily concerns the great Marin Ireland's (Hell or High Water) character and her son, incarcerated for murder, who is also under Hathaway's Rebecca's care.

While what transpires can be fascinating, especially when McKenzie's Eileen evolves into taking over the more dominant role, the film fails because there's no third act. This is not an argument that Eileen needs a nice little bow to wrap up her story. Far from it. The issue is that there's no closure, character redemption, or accountability.

Eileen's story, frankly, stops and falls off the metaphorical storytelling cliff. Yes, Hathaway is electric. We know McKenzie can say more with a stoic glance than most can say with a monologue. Whigham plays caustic roles like no other actor of this time in cinema .