Edmond

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Edmond

R

2005

1h 22m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Seemingly mild-mannered businessman Edmond Burke (William H. Macy) visits a fortuneteller and hears a remark that spurs him to leave his wife abruptly and seek what is missing from his life. Encounters with strangers and unsavory people weaken the barriers encompassing his long-suppressed rage, until Edmond explodes in violence.

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Critics Consensus

Despite an electrifying performance by William H. Macy, David Mamet's one-act morality play translates poorly into a film that is overburdened by dialogue.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

08/23/2018

It's disturbing and challenging and will worry away at you... But, that said, it is its own genre, is peculiarly riveting, and is only 87 minutes.

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

07/06/2007

4/5

This is a small film with a big payback, like a series of tableaux that illustrate how a mildmannered Mr Everyman can become viciously untamed.

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Anthony Quinn

Independent (UK)

07/06/2007

1/5

It plays like a low-cal Falling Down, with all the rage of Michael Douglas's office malcontent but none of his dark humour. Possibly the weakest thing Mamet has ever written.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

06/10/2023

.5/4

...an amateurish, context-free trainwreck devoid of positive attributes...

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Enrique Buchichio

Uruguay Total

04/27/2008

3/5

Hoy d%uFFFDa, (...) una pieza como Edmond no resulta todo lo inquietante que deber%uFFFDa. Eso quiz%uFFFDs sea lo verdaderamente llamativo.

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Brian Holcomb

PopMatters

04/20/2008

8/10

"Edmond" is beyond black comedy, it's a comedy in almost total stygian darkness. A comedy where the laughs make you cough up razor blades.

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Paul H

@Paulhood Jun 7

It's dark, dark, dark. Don't even watch it if you're not prepared for that. It's from a 1982 Mamet play, and if you're not used to his stylized way of writing dialogue, you probably won't like it either. Without giving too much away, my personal interpretation of the "message" is that "water seeks its own level." I personally like film adaptations of Mamet plays and have seen several.

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Max M.

@Househuntermax Feb 28

How is there so much talent on and off the screen and this movie be so so very very terrible and unwatchable? I think this movie is trying to send some kind of message but it’s so bad I don’t really care to decipher what it is.

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Oaklee D

@ODie63 10/13/2024

If "American Psycho" was grounded in reality, "Edmond" would be the result. It was a descent film even though it drags in places. There is a message in the movie about the meaning of life even though I don't 100% understand what it is, but I think that was by design and it's supposed to leave you feeling that way.

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Mark H

@RT99794489 05/08/2024

A truly horrible movie...downright evil & rotten. A complete waste of time. Godawful.

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Horror fan 4

@Horrorfan4life 04/03/2024

One of Macy's best movies. A character goes from sweet and innocent to demented and dangerous. I'm here for all of it. Tim Treakle

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11/25/2020

the sell of edmond is its nihilistic commitment to the cynical relationship the protagonist embodies between himself and the world around one, possessively entitled to the women and the non-white characters he interacts with. the praise you can give it is the rumination on the manic relationship people with general privilege have with those who don't - it's cruel in places and the discomfort comes from WHM's character stepping on the scenery, expecting a world he understood. in certain respects it is a question of what does a worker bee do when he realises he is a worker bee- instead of dismantling the system, he eats those around him.

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Synopsis

Seemingly mild-mannered businessman Edmond Burke (William H. Macy) visits a fortuneteller and hears a remark that spurs him to leave his wife abruptly and seek what is missing from his life. Encounters with strangers and unsavory people weaken the barriers encompassing his long-suppressed rage, until Edmond explodes in violence.

Director: Stuart Gordon
Producer: Chris Hanley, Molly Hassell, Duffy Hecht, Stuart Gordon
Screenwriter: David Mamet
Production Co: Werner Film LLC, Pretty Dangerous Films, Dog Pond Films, Muse Productions, Neverland Films, Code Entertainment
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Nudity|Sexual Dialogue|Strong Language|Violence)
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 2, 2005, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Jul 14, 2006
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 30, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $131.6K
Runtime: 1h 22m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital