Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- tense
- paranoid
- glossy
- weekend binge
- vacation movie night
What critics said
Critics generally found it a slick, fast-paced and scenic diversion whose entertaining twists are weakened by implausibilities and logical gaps.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Beth must investigate Kate's disappearance herself after the police fail to help.
Beth wakes with a fuzzy memory of the previous night and must reconstruct what happened.
The apparently perfect Croatian weekend becomes the setting for a disappearance and a frantic search.
Beth's search for Kate exposes devastating secrets closer to home and tests the history of their friendship.
Films like The Weekend Away, and why
Gone Girl
shared female-centered mystery thriller, missing-person investigation, and escalating secrets
The Girl on the Train
shared vacation setting, relationship betrayal, and suspense built around uncertain memory
A Perfect Getaway
shared slick holiday thriller atmosphere, friendship tension, and concealed infidelity
Movie Details
- Director
- Kim Farrant
- Release Date
- 2022-03-03
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (835)
Cast
- Leighton Meester
- Christina Wolfe
- Ziad Bakri
- Luke Norris
- Amar Bukvić
- Iva Mihalić
- Adrian Pezdirc
- Marko Braić
- Lujo Kunčević
- Parth Thakerar
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Weekend Away about?
- A Croatian friendship getaway becomes a desperate, memory-fractured search for a missing woman and the secrets behind her disappearance.
- What is The Weekend Away like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Weekend Away as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Weekend Away violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Weekend Away as mild.
- What did critics think of The Weekend Away?
- Critics generally found it a slick, fast-paced and scenic diversion whose entertaining twists are weakened by implausibilities and logical gaps.
- Which films are like The Weekend Away?
- Films with a similar feel include Gone Girl, The Girl on the Train, and A Perfect Getaway.
- How long is The Weekend Away?
- The Weekend Away runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Weekend Away?
- In United States, The Weekend Away streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
