Tom’s birthday dinner party is turned upside down by the unexpected arrival of Alice, an old flame who changed her identity and vanished without a trace 15 years prior.
Acting
Weisz and Shannon's volcanic restraint—two masters of the unspoken
Direction
Marston traps you in that apartment like a social experiment gone wrong
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes politeness, every question a landmine
Director
Joshua Marston
Rachel Weisz
Alice Manning
Michael Shannon
Tom Brayton
Kathy Bates
Nina
Danny Glover
Roger
Michael Chernus
Clyde Goodwin Jr.
Azita Ghanizada
Ramina Brayton
Chris Lowell
Brad Brayton
Dola Rashad
Sharon
Tessa Albertson
Tilda
Omar Metwally
Farshad
Kelly AuCoin
Dave
Zach Appelman
Malcolm
Frank De Julio
Mark
Blake DeLong
James
Erin Darke
Portland Girl
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Marston based Alice's fluid identity on real cases of pseudocide and social engineering, but stripped away thriller mechanics to focus on the horror of being truly unknown.
The 5.1 TMDB score reflects audiences expecting a thriller; fans now champion it as an underseen gem of psychological realism. The frog scene required practical effects because Weisz refused CGI.
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