Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- brooding
- eerie
- morbidly funny
- late night viewing
- arthouse thriller night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the audacious direction, atmospheric cinematography, screenplay, and especially the lead performances, while noting occasional narrative abruptness and a less daring final stretch.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The corrections facility, bleak Massachusetts surroundings, and cold-weather imagery reinforce Eileen's isolation and mounting dread.
Eileen's fixation on Rebecca develops through flirtation, confession, and increasingly sinister complicity.
Eileen's fantasies and social alienation make Rebecca's arrival a catalyst for reckless action.
The film shifts among romantic melodrama, film noir, black comedy, and psychological horror while centering attraction and wrongdoing.
Films like Eileen, and why
The Handmaiden
shared psychological thriller tension, repressed desire, and sinister intimacy between women
Carol
shared period setting, erotic fixation, and psychologically destabilizing female relationship
Mulholland Drive
shared femme fatale dynamics, moral corruption, and classical noir atmosphere
Black Swan
shared female-centered psychological suspense, twisted identity, and disturbing melodrama
Movie Details
- Director
- William Oldroyd
- Release Date
- 2023-12-01
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (426)
Cast
- Thomasin McKenzie
- Anne Hathaway
- Shea Whigham
- Sam Nivola
- Marin Ireland
- Siobhan Fallon Hogan
- Tonye Patano
- William Hill
- Owen Teague
- Peter McRobbie
Where to watch in United States
- 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 Eileen about?
- A lonely corrections secretary is drawn into a volatile and sinister bond with an alluring prison psychologist.
- What is Eileen like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Eileen as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Eileen violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Eileen as moderate.
- What did critics think of Eileen?
- Critics broadly praised the audacious direction, atmospheric cinematography, screenplay, and especially the lead performances, while noting occasional narrative abruptness and a less daring final stretch.
- Which films are like Eileen?
- Films with a similar feel include The Handmaiden, Carol, Mulholland Drive, and Black Swan.
- How long is Eileen?
- Eileen runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch Eileen?
- In United States, Eileen is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
