The Son

2022 123 min ★ 6.7 Drama

A successful lawyer, with a new wife and infant, agrees to care for his teenage son from a previous marriage after his ex-wife becomes concerned about the boy's wayward behavior.

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Cast

Hugh Jackman

Peter

Zen McGrath

Nicholas

Vanessa Kirby

Beth

Laura Dern

Kate

Anthony Hopkins

Anthony

William Hope

Andrew

George Cobell

Nicholas (6 Years)

Felix Goddard

Theo

Max Goddard

Theo

Shin-Fei Chen

Alexandra

Details

Director

Florian Zeller

Screenplay

Christopher Hampton

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Revenue

$3,564,844

Production

Ingenious Media, Film4 Productions, See-Saw Films, Embankment Films, Cross City Films, Inthevoid Production

Reviews

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Manuel São Bento

October 15, 2022

★ 8/10

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/the-son-spoiler-free-review-lff-2022 "The Son is an emotionally devastating film with a shocking yet important cautionary message for all parents. A gradually sadder, depressing, frustrating story that grips the audience through its tension-filled dialogue, but the lack of something new and impactful directly about those pri...

C

CinemaSerf

February 24, 2023

★ 6/10

Despite more experienced and lauded stars, this film only really belongs to the young Australian Zen McGrath in the title role. He is "Nicholas", a young man who lives with his divorcee mother (Laura Dern) while his father (Hugh Jackman) has a new family with "Beth" (Vanessa Kirby) and baby "Theo". His mother reaches the end of her tether when it transpires that the young man has been skipping sch...