Feature
Promising Young Woman
Winner! Best Actress (Carey Mulligan) and Best Screenplay — Los Angeles Film Critics
FINAL WEEK!
Certified Fresh with 92% on Rotten Tomatoes!
From visionary 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.
USA | UK, 2020, 113 minutes, Rated R, Directed by Emerald Fennell
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“One of the 10 best films of the year!”
– Lindsey Bahr, ASSOCIATED PRESS -
“A black comedy-thriller written and directed by ‘Killing Eve’ showrunner Emerald Fennell…Mulligan is consistently riveting throughout.”
– Richard Lawson, VANITY FAIR -
“A game-changing masterpiece. What the film says is haunting and unforgettable. It takes risks and goes to places where most other films are too afraid to go to.”
– Scott Menzel, WE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT -
“A delightfully wicked experience that is all held together by a near-best performance from Carey Mulligan.”
– Nick Kush, CULTURED VULTURES -
“One of the year’s best films! It's witty, scary, triumphant, heartbreaking, romantic and mean as hell.”
– Evan Saathoff, BIRTH. MOVIES. DEATH. -
“A thrilling, cathartic, and wickedly hilarious kick to the balls of male privilege, and one of the first must-see movies of the year.”
– Rob Hunter, FILM SCHOOL REJECTS -
“Emerald Fennell's debut feature is so razor sharp you'll have to check yourself for wounds.”
– Matt Goldberg, COLLIDER