Emerald Fennell devised the concept of the film in 2017, and sold the script to Margot Robbie's production company LuckyChap Entertainment after pitching the opening scene. In January 2019, it was announced Carey Mulligan had been set to star in the film, with Fennell directing. In March 2019, Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Connie Britton, Adam Brody, Jennifer Coolidge, Laverne Cox, Max Greenfield, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Sam Richardson, and Molly Shannon joined the cast, with Angela Zhou and Clancy Brown being added in April. Principal photography began in Los Angeles on March 26, 2019, lasting 23 days. The majority of exterior shots were filmed at Campus South, part of the Lanterman property at Cal Poly Pomona.
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Promising Young Woman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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- 1 Charli XCXBoys (DROELOE Remix) 3:36
- 2 FLETCHERLast Laugh (From "Promising Young Woman" Soundtrack) 2:43
- 3 CynUh-Oh (From "Promising Young Woman" Soundtrack) 3:12
- 4 Maya BSelenas 3:28
- 5 Carmen DeLeonHe Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss) [From "Promising Young Woman" Soundtrack] 2:36
- 6 Donna MissalNothing's Gonna Hurt You Baby (From "Promising Young Woman" Soundtrack) 3:18
- 7 MUNANihilist (From "Promising Young Woman" Soundtrack) 3:25
- 8 DeathbyRomyIt's Raining Men (From "Promising Young Woman" Soundtrack) 3:43
- 9 Lily & MadeleineCan't Help The Way I Feel 3:14
- 10 Paris HiltonStars Are Blind 3:59
- 11 DeathbyRomyCome And Play With Me (From "Promising Young Woman" Soundtrack) 3:08
- 12 CynDrinks (From "Promising Young Woman" Soundtrack) 2:30
- 13 BLESSUSUR EYES 4:30
- 14 Sky FerreiraDownhill Lullaby 5:32
- 15 Juice NewtonAngel Of The Morning 4:12
- 16 Anthony WillisToxic (From "Promising Young Woman" Soundtrack) 1:51
Promising Young Woman
(2020)33
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Spoken Language | english |
Runtime | 1 hr 53 min |
Premiere: World | $18 854 166 December 25, 2020 |
USA | $6 460 965 |
Other countries | $12 393 201 |
Premiere: USA | $6 460 965 December 25, 2020 |
first day | $256 800 |
first weekend | $719 305 |
theaters | 1448 |
rollout | 372 days |
Digital: World | March 2, 2021 |
Parental Advisory | Profanity, Frightening & Intense Scenes, Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking, Violence & Gore, ... |
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Also Known As | Hermosa Venganza United States |
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Nothing in Cassie’s life is what it appears to be — she’s wickedly smart, tantalizingly cunning, and she’s living a secret double life. Now, an unexpected encounter is about to give Cassie a chance to right the wrongs from the past.Сast and Crew
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Very non-standard, capable of surprising, but some kind of disappointing psychological under-thriller. 6.5 out of 10 Translated to English

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A gloomy movie in a light and light atmosphere, a kind of "pink thriller". Contradictory and with some flaws, but overall it is an interesting and non-trivial story of revenge and self-destruction, told with some talent. With the audience in the end it could have been tougher. Translated to English

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Well, too naive and cinematic attempt at a revenge thriller on the topic me2. In addition, it is absolutely tasteless filmed and staged. If not for Mulligan (in an atypical, by the way, role) and slightly correcting the situation for the third act, it would be bad. And it’s just mediocre. Translated to English

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The theme of today’s topic has allowed the average film to get to the Oscars. A film that many will forget in a year. The only positive is the performance of Carrie Mulligan. The script is pretty lame. Translated to English

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An important topic and a strange implementation. The ending is surprising, although, if you think about it, in almost every film about revenge, this very revenge is destructive for the hero. I didn’t know if I liked the movie or not, but it was fun to watch. Only it’s not a thriller, the suspense was out of place. Translated to English

A very not bad thriller about a girl who kills (or not) men, and she has reasons for this. The main plus is the presence of fanservice. The main disadvantage is all the violence happens behind the scenes. Translated to English

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Interesting and dynamically presented current topic. In the middle, the plot sags and turns out to be something like a cheap melodrama, but manages to quickly normalize. There are no absolutely positive heroes here, but all men are clearly exposed as bastards. Although, I may have thought so. Translated to English

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Great sound, good picture and basically visual style, but… too much feminism and not enough common sense. The director directly hates the whole masculine gender and makes all men drink coffee with their saliva. Art, his mother. Mulligan is scary, yes. Oscar in the furnace. Translated to English

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Somehow this film did not hold out, either the thriller was not enough, or the drama, it’s a shame, because the base was good! It’s interesting to watch, the end is unexpected, no horrors, you can even with children – but for 1 time. Although I liked it, I do not regret the time spent) Translated to English

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The whole movie wanted to rate it even lower, but the ending more or less satisfied me. It is impossible to sympathize with the heroes, although this was probably intended. What is presented as the main problem of the film is completely unresolved. The aftertaste of a crazy femme. Translated to English

It’s just a shame that despite all the style, flirtations with genres and ironic pop soundtrack (yes, Perris Hilton, I’m looking at you), the film’s plot is deeply formulaic. Translated to English

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Interesting topic. The beginning is very promising, and the closer to the final, the more frustrating. Translated to English

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I liked the film, the outcome was unexpected, pleasant directorial techniques and a beautiful main character. Definitely worth viewing. Translated to English

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The screenwriters either have no talent or brains, the opening implied an acute psychological thriller, but what came out was a disgrace. Everything is in pieces, not logical, not tasty, boring and primitive. I couldn’t think of a dumber ending. Translated to English

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Manifesto against violence, one of the problems of our society. Leads to some thought. Translated to English

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Girly, bright like a lollipop manifesto with a formal, completely illogical end. Realized seems to be in a state of passion. Translated to English

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Is this a nomination for best film? The game of the main character and most of the actors did not like at all. Lots of film bloopers visible to the naked eye. Translated to English

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The movie was shot "in its time" and fits perfectly into the current agenda. In general, this is a collective image of many clichés that, unfortunately, real victims of violence face. Translated to English

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Emerald Fennel 's excellent feature-length debut as a screenwriter and director. The film is thin and balanced. As soon as you start to think that the pace has dropped and the twists are over, the next one shoots. It’s hard to watch, but necessary. There is too much truth in this. 7.5. Translated to English

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For some films of recent years, you need to come up with a new genre: "Evil". Especially for movies with slogans like this one. Translated to English

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A sort of stylish fantasy about revenge on all the "good" guys. Or this is what a deeply traumatized smart woman can do when she thinks she has nothing to lose. Carey Mulligan perfectly succeeded in the image of the avenger who did not survive the grief Translated to English

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Would have been a good genre thriller, but sank under the weight of loaded ideology Translated to English
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