Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- oppressive
- paranoid
- psychological thriller night
- dark indie film viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
John Skillpa presents as both himself and Emma, making gender performance the film's central narrative mechanism.
The mystery unfolds in a rural Nebraska town whose limited social world amplifies John and Emma's concealment.
John's childhood trauma and mental illness are directly connected to the emergence of his alter ego.
Bank work, family encounters, and neighborhood scrutiny become sources of mounting psychological unease.
Films like Peacock, and why
Secret Window
shared psychological identity fracture, trauma-driven suspense, and unsettling small-town atmosphere
Fight Club
shared split-identity premise, psychological thriller structure, and troubled male protagonist
Frailty
shared rural gothic mood, concealed abuse, and dark mystery surrounding a damaged outsider
The Skin I Live In
shared gender identity performance, claustrophobic domestic tension, and psychologically intense character study
Movie Details
- Director
- Michael Lander
- Release Date
- 2010-04-20
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (263)
Cast
- Cillian Murphy
- Elliot Page
- Susan Sarandon
- Jaimi Paige
- Josh Lucas
- Virginia Newcomb
- Keith Carradine
- Bill Pullman
- Graham Beckel
- Chris Carlson
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 Peacock about?
- A reclusive Nebraska bank clerk's carefully divided identity turns a quiet town into a pressure cooker of trauma, suspicion, and dangerous revelation.
- What is Peacock like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Peacock as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Peacock violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Peacock as mild.
- Which films are like Peacock?
- Films with a similar feel include Secret Window, Fight Club, Frailty, and The Skin I Live In.
- How long is Peacock?
- Peacock runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch Peacock?
- In United States, Peacock is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
