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Windfall is a film about a wealthy CEO and his wife who are held hostage by a burglar in their vacation home. The film stars Jason Segel, Lily Collins, and Jesse Plemons and was released by Netflix in March 2022.
A Hitchcockian thriller following a wealthy couple who arrive at their vacation home only to find it's being robbed. Netflix. Watch Windfall with a subscription on Netflix. Windfall is hardly a...
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- Charlie Mcdowell
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- High Frequency Entertainment
Rapid Trailer. A Hitchcockian thriller following a young couple (Lily Collins, Jesse Plemons) who arrive at their vacation home only to find it’s being robbed.Watch Windfal...
- 2 min
- 2.8M
- Netflix
A man breaks into a tech billionaire's empty vacation home, but things go sideways when the arrogant mogul and his wife arrive for a last-minute getaway. Watch trailers & learn more.
- Charlie Mcdowell
- A clever character piece that showcases the talents of its cast.
- Netflix Spotlight: March 2022
- What's your favorite Jesse Plemons role?
- Verdict
By Tara Bennett
Posted: Mar 18, 2022 1:00 pm
Windfall is available exclusively March 18 on Netflix.
Sometimes the greatest bell or whistle a movie can have is just an actor doing their thing very, very well. Director Charlie McDowell clearly knows that, leaning into that simple ethos in his latest Netflix film, Windfall. The starring trio of Jason Segel, Lily Collins, and Jesse Plemons serves as the bedrock upon which this tense little thriller is built, as they play out a deceptively simple story that uses its intimate scale to great effect. Set in one location with only four actors, the narrative unspools around a quietly escalating tale of mistakes, simmering resentment, and the gravity of the choices one makes.
Over the course of 36 hours, the three are forced to co-exist as they await the delivery of money via an assistant. Screenwriters Justin Lader and Andrew Kevin Walker have constructed a very smart, witty, and lean script that clocks in at a well-paced 90 minutes. There’s no narrative fat to the story, as the softly escalating circumstances build to...
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Windfall is a tight, smartly constructed thriller that succeeds on the strength of its performances. Segel and Collins are most surprising with their understated, simmering performances as kidnapper and kidnapee, while Plemons lands a lot of interesting layers with his wealthy and arrogant tech bro that thinks he’s smarter than everyone else. The s...
Lily Collins, Jesse Plemons and Jason Segel star in the new movie coming to Netflix on March 18.
Mar 18, 2022 · Windfall is not shy about its aspirations to be a throwback. The opening titles come up over a static shot of a curtain blowing across one open French door off the courtyard of a luxury home.
