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The Lost Daughter

2021, Drama, 2h 2m

233 Reviews 1,000+ Ratings

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A strikingly assured debut for writer-director Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost Daughter unites a brilliant cast in service of a daringly ambitious story. Read critic reviews

It includes great acting and some really intense moments, but overall, The Lost Daughter is dull and difficult to follow. Read audience reviews

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Alone on a seaside vacation, Leda becomes consumed with a young mother and daughter as she watches them on the beach. Unnerved by their compelling relationship, (and their raucous and menacing extended family), Leda is overwhelmed by her own memories of the terror, confusion and intensity of early motherhood. An impulsive act shocks Leda into the strange and ominous world of her own mind, where she is forced to face the unconventional choices she made as a young mother and their consequences.

Rating: R (Sexual Content/Nudity|Language)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Director: Maggie Gyllenhaal
Producer: Charlie Dorfman, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Osnat Handelsman-Keren, Talia Kleinhendler
Writer: Maggie Gyllenhaal
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 31, 2021 limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 31, 2021
Runtime: 2h 2m
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Samuel Marshall Productions, Pie Films, Faliro House Productions, Endeavor Content
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

Cast & Crew

Olivia Colman

Leda

Dakota Johnson

Nina

Peter Sarsgaard

Peter Sarsgaard

Profesor Hardy

Jessie Buckley

Young Leda

Paul Mescal

Will

Oliver Jackson-Cohen

Oliver Jackson-Cohen

Toni

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Critic Reviews for The Lost Daughter

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Audience Reviews for The Lost Daughter

Dec 31, 2021

Its often a bit too impenetrable, almost as if no one involved really wanted to go down the dark pathways the screenplay often implies but then again so much of this is about Colman and her fantastically expressive face. A powerhouse performance that uses her considerable talents quite well.

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