The Nest

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The Nest

R

2020

1h 47m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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An entrepreneur and his family begin to unravel after moving into an old country manor in England in the 1980s.

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Critics Consensus

An effective pairing of period setting and timeless themes, The Nest wrings additional tension out of its unsettling story with an outstanding pair of lead performances.

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Philip Kemp

Sight & Sound

May 13

Backed by two exceptional lead performances, and with Mátyás Erdély’s atmospheric cinematography abetting every downward lurch, The Nest holds us in its thrall right from the start.

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Guy Lodge

Film of the Week

11/12/2021

I watched The Nest in a fixed state of unease, shoulders tense and set forward even in a plush cinema seat, my mouth immediately drying out after each sip of my drink.

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Linda Marric

The Jewish Chronicle

09/02/2021

4/5

There's something commendably old fashioned and decidedly unassuming about The Nest. Durkin's direction is both precise and admirably restrained in its depiction of an era famed for its excesses.

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Adele Campisi

Loud and Clear Reviews

07/05/2025

5/5

Sean Durkin’s The Nest is an elegant, chilling drama that explores the unravelling of a dysfunctional family and their American dream.

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Jen Shieff

New Zealand Herald

01/09/2025

4/5

The casting is perfect.

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Sarah Cortinaz

InSession Film

04/23/2024

B

The Nest’s slow build-up may leave you craving more, but the fantastic performances from Law and Coon, and Durkin’s brilliant direction, will more than make up for it.

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Jovana M.

@J_loves_movies May 17

Great movie just didn't like the ending and feel like it was left unfinished, although moral of the story is very clear

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Sharang L

@Scribe187 Apr 9

Makes for compulsive watching even as you despair over the protagonist family's self-inflicted misery. The ending, perhaps not the liking of many, is rather apt.

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Whaley T.

@whaley Feb 6

The low popcorn score baffled me until I read some of the reviews and realized nobody has an attention span anymore and need to be spoon fed a predictable ending like baby food lol nevertheless this is a great movie

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Roger H

@RogerPop Nov 18

The trailer didn't grab me, but I'd read enough about it to give it a shot, and glad I did. The plot is almost beside the point. The smoldering emotional intensity kept me rivetted. Excellent performances all the way around.

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Pasha A

@RT73797747 Sep 20

One of the bests of recent years.

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Gareth v

@geewah 06/02/2025

A reasonable take of faking it till you make it, and what happens to all intimately involved when things don't go as expected.

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Synopsis

An entrepreneur and his family begin to unravel after moving into an old country manor in England in the 1980s.

Director: Sean Durkin
Producer: Sean Durkin, Rose Garnett, Ed Guiney, Amy Jackson, Christina Piovesan, Derrin Schlesinger
Screenwriter: Sean Durkin
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Elevation Pictures, Element Pictures, FilmNation Entertainment, BBC Films
Rating: R (Nudity|Language Throughout|Some Sexuality|Teen Partying)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 18, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 17, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $137.4K
Runtime: 1h 47m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)