Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- darkly comic
- sardonic
- uneasy
- indie movie night
- adult drama night
What critics said
Critics found the film a committed, darkly comic examination of suburban disintegration with strong performances, though some viewed its privileged protagonist and moral framing as smug.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jeff's affluent family life deteriorates through infidelity, deception, illegal construction, and escalating attempts to control minor domestic problems.
Jeff's choices involving the backyard, Rebecca, the raccoons, Lila, and Lincoln progressively entangle his family and friends.
Jeff repeatedly rationalizes betrayal, poisoning, manipulation, and other compromises while viewing himself as fundamentally decent.
Raccoon poisoning, accidental harm to Lila's cat, sexual betrayal, and impending death are framed through an unstable mixture of absurdity and remorse.
Films like The Details, and why
Little Children
darkly comic suburban discontent, marital infidelity, and morally compromised protagonists
The Ice Storm
scathing domestic dysfunction, adultery, and uncomfortable moral self-examination
Happiness
bleakly comic exploration of privilege, guilt, and destructive personal choices
Movie Details
- Director
- Jacob Aaron Estes
- Release Date
- 2012-11-02
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (199)
Cast
- Tobey Maguire
- Elizabeth Banks
- Kerry Washington
- Ray Liotta
- Laura Linney
- Dennis Haysbert
- Gary Schwartz
- Cathy Vu
- Rose Cano
- Traci L. Crouch
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Starz Apple TV channel, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Details about?
- A suburban doctor’s attempts to fix his home, marriage, and friendships spiral into a darkly comic reckoning with selfishness and redemption.
- What is The Details like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Details as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Details violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Details as mild.
- What did critics think of The Details?
- Critics found the film a committed, darkly comic examination of suburban disintegration with strong performances, though some viewed its privileged protagonist and moral framing as smug.
- Which films are like The Details?
- Films with a similar feel include Little Children, The Ice Storm, and Happiness.
- How long is The Details?
- The Details runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Details?
- In United States, The Details streams on Starz Apple TV channel, Howdy Amazon Channel.
