Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- brooding
- foreboding
- bleak
- dark night viewing
- serious film discussion
What critics said
Critics broadly found strong performances from Colin Farrell and Tom Wilkinson but considered the morality tale heavy-handed, clichéd, and drained of suspense by overt symbolism and foreshadowing.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Uncle Howard invokes family trust while pressuring Terry and Ian to eliminate his business associate.
The brothers’ money problems, romantic hopes, and aspirations make Howard’s proposition increasingly difficult to resist.
Sibling relationships, romance, restaurants, and family obligations are recast through murder and mounting guilt.
The film uses recurring imagery and explicit foreshadowing to signal its moral descent and tragic trajectory.
Films like Cassandra's Dream, and why
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Shares a morally corrosive crime premise, family pressure, psychological guilt, and tragic neo-noir atmosphere.
Match Point
Explores class ambition, illicit wrongdoing, romantic entanglements, and the consequences of crossing a moral boundary.
A Simple Plan
Combines family obligation, criminal temptation, moral deterioration, and a bleak thriller structure.
Movie Details
- Director
- Woody Allen
- Release Date
- 2007-10-31
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (856)
Cast
- Colin Farrell
- Ewan McGregor
- Hayley Atwell
- Sally Hawkins
- Tom Wilkinson
- Phil Davis
- John Benfield
- Clare Higgins
- Ashley Madekwe
- Andrew Howard
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Cassandra's Dream about?
- Two cash-strapped London brothers find family loyalty transformed into a lethal bargain when their uncle asks them to commit murder.
- What is Cassandra's Dream like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Cassandra's Dream as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Cassandra's Dream violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Cassandra's Dream as mild.
- What did critics think of Cassandra's Dream?
- Critics broadly found strong performances from Colin Farrell and Tom Wilkinson but considered the morality tale heavy-handed, clichéd, and drained of suspense by overt symbolism and foreshadowing.
- Which films are like Cassandra's Dream?
- Films with a similar feel include Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, Match Point, and A Simple Plan.
- How long is Cassandra's Dream?
- Cassandra's Dream runs 108 minutes.
- Where can I watch Cassandra's Dream?
- In United States, Cassandra's Dream streams on Philo, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel.
