Synopsis
Told from the woman's perspective, the story of a couple trying to reclaim the life and love they once knew and pick up the pieces of a past that may be too far gone.
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Cast
- Jessica ChastainEleanor Rigby
- James McAvoyConor
- Viola DavisProfessor Lillian Friedman
- Isabelle HuppertMary Rigby
- William HurtJulian Rigby
- Jess WeixlerKaty Rigby
- Bill HaderStuart
- Katherine WaterstonCharlie
- Sasha EdenCoffee Truck Barista
- Nina AriandaAlexis
Recommendations
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The Playlist
It’s a finely tuned and tenderly detailed love story of two people told on a cosmic scale. - 88
Chicago Sun-Times
For the most part, thanks in great part to Benson’s rich screenplay and Chastain’s nomination-worthy work, I was immersed in this story no matter who was telling the tale. - 75
IndieWire
The calibration of mature performances and a reasonably credible, if somewhat familiar, scenario make "Eleanor Rigby" a lot more watchable than the strange conceit of the production. - 75
The A.V. Club
It’s little surprise that Her turns out to be the better of the two movies, mostly by virtue of prominently featuring Chastain, who conveys an interior life — shifting emotions, competing desires — the script doesn’t supply her. - 70
Variety
Even at its most purplish and highfalutin (mostly in the “Her” section), “Eleanor Rigby” always aims for something sincere, and when Benson pulls back a bit — and stops trying to show us how much Freud he’s read and how many Bergman films he’s seen — the movie becomes vastly more engaging. - 70
The Dissolve
Her is such a well-drawn character sketch—with such a fantastic Chastain performance—that it practically justifies the whole experiment. - 70
Village Voice
In this unhurried full version, Benson allows grief to transform his characters, with few guarantees and plenty of regrets. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
All of these characters are worth knowing and the acting is excellent all around, but somewhere along the line the narrative arc vanishes and tedium sets in.
