Don't Worry Darling
A restless 1950s housewife challenges the immaculate suburban world that seems determined to keep her obedient and unquestioning.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- glossy
- foreboding
- paranoid
- movie night
- psychological thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly agreed that Florence Pugh’s performance, the cinematography, and the production design were impressive, but the screenplay offered a muddled and overly familiar treatment of its ideas.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The 1950s Palm Springs neighborhood is presented through immaculate homes, coordinated costumes, and choreographed social rituals that increasingly feel oppressive.
Alice’s suspicions are dismissed by Jack and the other residents while the community insists that her disturbing observations are signs of instability.
The Victory community idealizes obedient housewives, male authority, and gendered domestic labor as the foundation of its supposedly perfect lifestyle.
Repeatedly strange behavior, restricted access to the secret facility, and unexplained incidents lead Alice to question the world around her.
Films like Don't Worry Darling, and why
The Stepford Wives
shares a suburban idyll concealing coercive control, gender politics, and a psychologically destabilizing mystery
The Truman Show
shares simulated domestic reality, oppressive social conformity, and a protagonist uncovering an artificial world
Vivarium
shares surreal suburban unease, relationship paranoia, and a hostile reality that resists escape
The Matrix
shares feminist rebellion against a seemingly perfect patriarchal environment and a reality-bending thriller structure
Movie Details
- Director
- Olivia Wilde
- Release Date
- 2022-09-21
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (3097)
Cast
- Florence Pugh
- Harry Styles
- Chris Pine
- Olivia Wilde
- KiKi Layne
- Gemma Chan
- Nick Kroll
- Sydney Chandler
- Kate Berlant
- Asif Ali
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- 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 Don't Worry Darling about?
- A restless 1950s housewife challenges the immaculate suburban world that seems determined to keep her obedient and unquestioning.
- What is Don't Worry Darling like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Don't Worry Darling as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Don't Worry Darling violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Don't Worry Darling as mild.
- What did critics think of Don't Worry Darling?
- Critics broadly agreed that Florence Pugh’s performance, the cinematography, and the production design were impressive, but the screenplay offered a muddled and overly familiar treatment of its ideas.
- Which films are like Don't Worry Darling?
- Films with a similar feel include The Stepford Wives, The Truman Show, Vivarium, and The Matrix.
- How long is Don't Worry Darling?
- Don't Worry Darling runs 123 minutes.
- Where can I watch Don't Worry Darling?
- In United States, Don't Worry Darling is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex.
