2020, New Mexico. La rivalità tra lo sceriffo di Eddington Joe Cross e il sindaco Ted Garcia si fa sempre più accesa. Tra gelosie legate a una precedente relazione tra Ted e la moglie di Joe, Louise, e contrapposizioni legate alla pandemia da Covid-19, ogni occasione è propizia per un contrasto tra i due. Joe si candida a sindaco per le prossime elezioni contro Ted: quando alle restrizioni della pandemia si aggiungono le tensioni verso la polizia dovute a Black Lives Matter, la situazione degenera e la scintilla potrebbe dar vita a un incendio.
- Garrett Wilkins8 giugno 2026By the time Eddington arrived, Hollywood was already fashionably late to the COVID era. The film clearly wants audiences to look back on that period with some distance and reflect on just how absurd many of the political, cultural, and social battles became. For me, that timing is a slight miscalculation. I am not sure most viewers are feeling nostalgic about 2020, nor am I convinced they are eager to revisit it. Still, the film commits fully to its setting and does a surprisingly effective job capturing the confusion, frustration, and often ridiculous nature of that moment in time. What I appreciated most is that the film rarely gives anyone a free pass. Whether it is pandemic politics, performative outrage, opportunistic politicians, social media activism, or the broader culture-war conflicts of the era, Eddington seems determined to highlight the absurdity wherever it finds it. The small-town setting occasionally drifts into Hollywood-style exaggeration, but the satire remains sharp enough to keep it engaging. Joaquin Phoenix is also excellent in a role that feels somewhat different from the kinds of characters he is usually associated with, bringing a convincing sense of ordinariness to a story filled with increasingly extraordinary circumstances. Credit should also go to Ari Aster, who steps well outside the territory most viewers associate with him and delivers something far broader in scope than his previous work. The film is probably longer than it needs to be, and there are stretches where its ambition gets the better of its pacing, but I found its willingness to explore competing viewpoints far more interesting than simply choosing a single target. For all its satire and political commentary, the film remains surprisingly invested in the human consequences of the chaos it depicts. Whatever your politics, there is a good chance Eddington will make you uncomfortable at some point, and I suspect that it is meant to.
- Tanalien9 agosto 2025I left the theater in shock at the escalation of events, but something about it was very honest. Unfortunately, I can imagine a small town going this south this quickly. Eddington is Ari Aster’s attempt at holding up a mirror to America, with a silent plea: We need to start listening to each other again. Eddington is an artistic achievement, a film that is original,, dramatically entertaining, and thought-provoking. In a single experience, Aster aspires to capture American behavior and culture and point to its origin — our lack of self-awareness around how much our thoughts, words, and actions are influenced by powerful corporate and technological forces. Experiencing such a big, artistic swing that offers honest observations about American society, I can’t ask much more of a filmmaker. Making a well-constructed and technically astounding film is difficult enough. Attempting to make sense of our world at the same time is downright insane. I salute Ari Aster’s work — in my eyes, he has succeeded.
- Alex | Pop Culture Brain18 luglio 2025I hate to say it, but maybe A24 should stop writing Ari Aster blank checks. I saw Eddington, so here's the good and the bad without spoilers. In case you're not aware, Eddington is Ari Aster's new neo western set in a small New Mexico town in the summer of 2020, and it's one of those uniquely frustrating movies because you can see the wasted potential. Aster puts forth a lot of interesting ideas in this darkly comic, skewed mosaic of America during lockdown. He evokes the tension and paranoia of that time pretty well, albeit with very broad strokes and the actual plot mechanics, up until the third act, are surprising and compelling, even as he relies on archetypes and tropes. There's also that welcome dash of Aster's signature eerie weirdness, which I really appreciated and Joaquin Phoenix is solid. So is Pedro Pascal. Aster also builds a strong sense of place with the New Mexico setting. But that's where I run out of compliments because this movie is kind of a mess. In the end, Aster can't cohesively land on what he's trying to say. He's just throwing everything at the wall and hoping it amounts to something. There are scenes and sequences where I was absolutely riveted, and then other stretches where I was completely disengaged, put off by the excessive, self-indulgent filmmaking. And just when you think, okay, he's finally nailed down the big idea behind this movie, he invents some surreal nonsense in the third act that completely undercuts the first two thirds of the film. I still think Aster is a director to watch, but maybe he just needs a good editor.
- ricomckee17 agosto 2025This is actually a good movie…however, it was extremely difficult to watch and caused a great deal of frustration. Part of this is because Aster doesn’t take a side or stance in the direction of the film. Therefore, depending on your own political leanings you are either traumatized by watching the devolution of our democracy and the fabric of society or cherish the reclaiming of it. This is movie making as an art…but it mimics life a little too closely which is where the true fear comes in. A movie like this should demonstrate an extreme stance to show the absurdity…instead this mimics current society to closely to where it could be a documentary. Therefore a great cast, great direction, and definitive artistic direction but I, who don’t believe in trigger warnings needed a trigger warning.
- EdmondZippo21 febbraio 2026It's a microcosm, get it? Very much a This is America today, folks movie that observes both sides of the political climate and is content with doing just that. Everyone is a hypocrite, and it's now cool to call oneself a hypocrite, until there's a reaction to that, and then a reaction to a reaction. The main takeaway here is to log off and stop wasting time arguing with anyone, because it fuels solidgoldmagikarp's expansion (great fucking name). Uninstall everything, let go of your fragile ego and seek the perception you crave in meaningful action. Otherwise, I'll instrumentalize your posturing and weaponize my performative boys. You don't want to see that.
- mgrie511 gennaio 2026This film seals the deal for me that Ari Aster is my favorite director. Eddington, like Beau is Afraid, is a masterclass in film making. I feel like he's building a trilogy of sorts with Joaquin Phoenix where he explores what it means to be a man in modern society. Something of a TS Eliot of the 21st century, Aster is a master of uncomfortable, awkward insecurity. Sheriff Joe's tragedy is born from an assertion that he doesn't have to follow the rules. Something I think many of us experienced during the COVID lockdowns. Aster takes Joe's power to heights unseen as he tangles with conspiracy theorists and a rising Black Lives Matter movement, while his wife, whose traumatic past is shrouded in darkness, tangles with new age philosophies, and his heart. I won't spoil anything as I feel going in blind makes the film better.
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Eddington è stato rilasciato il 16 luglio 2025.
Eddington era diretto da Ari Aster.
Eddington ha una durata di 2h 28min.
Eddington è stato prodotto da Lars Knudsen, Ari Aster, Ann Ruark, Robert Dean.
2020, New Mexico. La rivalità tra lo sceriffo di Eddington Joe Cross e il sindaco Ted Garcia si fa sempre più accesa. Tra gelosie legate a una precedente relazione tra Ted e la moglie di Joe, Louise, e contrapposizioni legate alla pandemia da Covid-19, ogni occasione è propizia per un contrasto tra i due. Joe si candida a sindaco per le prossime elezioni contro Ted: quando alle restrizioni della pandemia si aggiungono le tensioni verso la polizia dovute a Black Lives Matter, la situazione degenera e la scintilla potrebbe dar vita a un incendio.
I personaggi principali di Eddington sono Joe Cross (Joaquin Phoenix), Dawn Bodkin (Deirdre O'Connell), Louise Cross (Emma Stone).
Eddington è votato 14+.
Eddington è un film Commedia, Dramma, Western.
Eddington ha una valutazione di 6.6 su 10 dal pubblico.
Eddington aveva un budget di 25 Mln USD.
Eddington ha guadagnato 13,7 Mln USD al botteghino.