Eileen (film)

Eileen
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWilliam Oldroyd
Screenplay by
Based onEileen
by Ottessa Moshfegh
Produced by
  • Anthony Bregman
  • Stefanie Azpiazu
  • Peter Cron
  • Luke Goebel
  • Ottessa Moshfegh
  • William Oldroyd
Starring
CinematographyAri Wegner
Edited byNick Emerson
Music byRichard Reed Parry
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • January 21, 2023 (2023-01-21) (Sundance)
  • December 1, 2023 (2023-12-01) (United States)
Running time
98 minutes[2]
Countries
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.7 million[3][4]

Eileen is a 2023 psychological thriller film directed by William Oldroyd, based on the 2015 novel by Ottessa Moshfegh, who co-wrote the screenplay with her husband, Luke Goebel. A co-production between the United States and the United Kingdom, the film stars Thomasin McKenzie, Shea Whigham, Marin Ireland, Owen Teague, and Anne Hathaway. Set in 1960s Massachusetts, the story trails the relationship between two women working at a juvenile detention facility.

Eileen premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2023, and was released in select theaters in the United States on December 1, 2023, by Neon, before expanding wide on December 8, 2023. It received positive reviews from critics.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference screen was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Eileen (15)". British Board of Film Classification. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "Eileen". The Numbers. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  4. ^ "Eileen". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 17, 2023.