Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- paranoid
- steamy
- intense movie night
- adult thriller night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Chloe Domont's tightly controlled screenplay and direction, escalating tension, and especially the performances of Phoebe Dynevor and Alden Ehrenreich.
What sets it apart
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Emily's promotion over Luke transforms their engagement into a contest over authority, masculinity, and control.
The hedge fund's promotion system exposes gendered expectations and Luke's threatened sense of entitlement.
The film continually intensifies jealousy, paranoia, betrayal, and hostility from office tension into relationship crisis.
The hedge fund workplace and its high-pressure social world drive the couple's conflict and status anxieties.
Films like Fair Play, and why
Revolutionary Road
Shares an intimate relationship under pressure, escalating psychological tension, and corrosive jealousy.
The Assistant
Shares workplace ambition, gendered power conflict, and a volatile professional relationship.
The Servant
Shares erotic tension, class anxiety, and a romance destabilized by power and status.
Scenes from a Marriage
Shares a tightly wound couple's psychological warfare and escalating domestic hostility.
Movie Details
- Director
- Chloe Domont
- Release Date
- 2023-09-28
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (665)
Cast
- Phoebe Dynevor
- Alden Ehrenreich
- Eddie Marsan
- Rich Sommer
- Sebastian de Souza
- Sia Alipour
- Yacine Ramoul
- Brandon Bassir
- Jamie Wilkes
- Freddy Sawyer
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 Fair Play about?
- A hedge-fund promotion turns an engaged couple's private devotion into a vicious contest over status, power, and wounded pride.
- What is Fair Play like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Fair Play as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Fair Play violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Fair Play as moderate.
- What did critics think of Fair Play?
- Critics broadly praised Chloe Domont's tightly controlled screenplay and direction, escalating tension, and especially the performances of Phoebe Dynevor and Alden Ehrenreich.
- Which films are like Fair Play?
- Films with a similar feel include Revolutionary Road, The Assistant, The Servant, and Scenes from a Marriage.
- How long is Fair Play?
- Fair Play runs 113 minutes.
- Where can I watch Fair Play?
- In United States, Fair Play streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
