The Nest
A self-made entrepreneur’s grand return to 1980s England turns an ambitious family relocation into a claustrophobic descent through debt, deception, and marital collapse.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- foreboding
- oppressive
- melancholic
- quiet night viewing
- serious drama marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Sean Durkin’s controlled direction, stark atmosphere, screenplay, and especially the performances of Jude Law and Carrie Coon.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Rory’s pursuit of wealth and prestige leaves the family trapped in an expensive English manor and unable to sustain its former security.
Rory presents entrepreneurial success and a promising future while his business plans and credibility begin to collapse.
The imposing manor house functions as an isolating, foreboding setting for the O’Hara family’s unraveling.
Rory’s drive to reestablish wealth and status in England directly threatens his marriage, children, and sense of self.
Films like The Nest, and why
Revolutionary Road
family disintegration, marital tension, and psychologically realistic domestic drama
The Ice Storm
wealth anxiety, social performance, and corrosive marital conflict in an affluent setting
Secrets & Lies
bleak domestic realism, class pressure, and emotionally devastating family breakdown
The Talented Mr. Ripley
ambitious social mobility, financial deception, and an oppressive atmosphere of unraveling privilege
Movie Details
- Director
- Sean Durkin
- Release Date
- 2020-05-08
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (396)
Cast
- Jude Law
- Carrie Coon
- Charlie Shotwell
- Oona Roche
- Adeel Akhtar
- Wendy Crewson
- Anne Reid
- Michael Culkin
- Tanya Allen
- Tattiawna Jones
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now, MUBI Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Nest about?
- A self-made entrepreneur’s grand return to 1980s England turns an ambitious family relocation into a claustrophobic descent through debt, deception, and marital collapse.
- What is The Nest like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Nest as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Nest violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Nest as mild.
- What did critics think of The Nest?
- Critics broadly praised Sean Durkin’s controlled direction, stark atmosphere, screenplay, and especially the performances of Jude Law and Carrie Coon.
- Which films are like The Nest?
- Films with a similar feel include Revolutionary Road, The Ice Storm, Secrets & Lies, and The Talented Mr. Ripley.
- How long is The Nest?
- The Nest runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Nest?
- In United States, The Nest streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now, MUBI Amazon Channel.
