Don't Worry Darling
Directed by Olivia WildeWhile her husband leaves home every day to work in a top secret facility, a young 1950s housewife begins to question her life when she notices strange behavior from the other wives in the neighborhood.
- Kevin WardJuly 6, 2025This definitely feels like just an alternate version of The Stepford Wives, but the social satire feels very shallow and not throughly explored. Much of the first half (probably more like 2/3rds) feels like it’s there purely to indulge in this 1950’s utopia and in Florence Pugh. And while that stuff is great (particularly Pugh), it lingers for too long and I found myself wondering “where is this headed?” a few too many times. Then when we finally get to the central pivot point of the film, there’s a lot that could have been interesting to explore. Gender roles of married couples, female breadwinners, misogyny and control, family dynamics, etc. However, once these themes are hinted at, the narrative of the film doesn’t really spend any time exploring them and instead just races to the finish line. In the end, I left the theater feeling pretty mixed. It’s a really good looking (and sounding) film and Pugh is radiant, but it really felt like it was lacking in any kind of depth.
- awdelormeJune 15, 2025Olivia Wilde said Chris Pine's character was based on "this insane man called Jordan Peterson, a pseudo-intellectual hero for the incel community" among other wonderful things she's said. Only a garbage person would believe these things about that man and base a whole character on him. Don't support or waste your time on this.
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Don't Worry Darling was released on September 21, 2022.
Don't Worry Darling was directed by Olivia Wilde.
Don't Worry Darling has a runtime of 2h 2m.
Don't Worry Darling was produced by Miri Yoon, Katie Silberman, Olivia Wilde, Roy Lee.
While her husband leaves home every day to work in a top secret facility, a young 1950s housewife begins to question her life when she notices strange behavior from the other wives in the neighborhood.
The key characters in Don't Worry Darling are Alice (Florence Pugh), Jack (Harry Styles), Frank (Chris Pine).
Don't Worry Darling is rated R.
Don't Worry Darling is a Thriller, Mystery, Drama film.
Don't Worry Darling has an audience rating of 7.4 out of 10.
Don't Worry Darling had a budget of $35M.
Don't Worry Darling has made $86.7M at the box office.