Synopsis
In the quiet family town of Suburbicon during the 1950s, the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people. When a home invasion turns deadly, a picture-perfect family turns to blackmail, revenge and murder.
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Cast
- Matt DamonGardner Lodge
- Julianne MooreMargaret Lodge / Rose
- Noah JupeNicky Lodge
- Oscar IsaacBud Cooper
- Landon GordonKid on Bike
- Glenn FleshlerIra Sloan
- Alex HassellLouis
- Karimah WestbrookMrs. Mayers
- Tony EspinosaAndy Mayers
- Leith M. BurkeMr. Mayers
Recommendations
- 83
The Film Stage
The meat of Suburbicon is certainly Grade-A, but no expense has been spared on the trimmings either. Even the briefest supporting players are fully formed and often quite memorable. - 80
Variety
It’s a movie that reels the audience in and keeps it hooked: with smart little kicks of surprise. - 75
The Playlist
Uneven though it is, the film is peppered with enough cherishable dialogue tics and dummkopf punchlines to make it a enjoyable watch. - 70
Screen Daily
Suburbicon is a solid, pleasing piece, even if it never quite reaches the bleak heights its set-up promises. - 58
IndieWire
An undeniably entertaining watch, Suburbicon stumbles when it tries to recycle effective old ingredients into something new. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
Suburbicon is just too obvious in its satirical depiction of the dubious morality and social inequality behind the squeaky-clean façade of postwar American life, though it's watchable enough, and a distinct improvement for Clooney on his last directorial outing. - 40
CineVue
Clooney only shows flashes of comic moxy, and everything is drowned in a now tiresome fetishizing of the 1950s aesthetic, with gizmos and supermarkets, office furniture and hairdos glossily remade. - 40
The Guardian
Suburbicon is too lightweight and mannered; it lacks proper fury. Watching it is like having your trouser-leg savaged by an energetic small dog.
