# Promising Young Woman (2020)

> A candy-colored revenge thriller follows a grieving dropout who turns staged vulnerability into a weapon against men protected by social respectability.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/407220

## Facts

- Runtime: 114 min
- Genres: Thriller, Crime, Drama
- Director: Emerald Fennell
- Cast: Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Clancy Brown, Jennifer Coolidge, Laverne Cox, Chris Lowell, Molly Shannon
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9620292/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: provocative, darkly comic, stylized, intense movie night, social justice discussion

## Synopsis

A woman seeks revenge against those who wronged her friend, navigating a dangerous world of deception and betrayal.

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