Sundown

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Sundown

R

2022

1h 23m

Drama

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Neil and Alice Bennett (Tim Roth, Charlotte Gainsbourg) are the core of a wealthy family on vacation in Mexico with younger members Colin and Alexa (Samuel Bottomley, Albertine Kotting McMillan) until a distant emergency cuts their trip short. When one relative disrupts the family's tight-knit order, simmering tensions rise to the fore in this suspenseful jolt from writer/director Michel Franco.

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Critics Consensus

Sundown's emotionally muted wavelength may be difficult for some viewers to tune into, but it's enlivened by Tim Roth's strong central performance.

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David Stratton

The Australian

Jul 12, 2022

4/5

There’s a sense of dread running through this deeply discomfiting – but gripping – character study.

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Barry Hertz

Globe and Mail

Apr 13, 2022

Sundown is both as mean as Franco’s reputation suggests and as compelling.

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

Feb 7, 2022

3/5

Franco may be making a point about the effects of disparity in wealth, but why base it on a narrative trick?

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Joe Flockhart

Loud and Clear Reviews

Mar 2, 2026

2.5/5

Sundown is a story of sun, sex and shirked responsibility – Michel Franco’s challenging tale of hedonism and neglect starring Tim Roth and Charlotte Gainsbourg.

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Sammie Purcell

Rough Draft Atlanta

Jul 28, 2025

“Sundown” is darkly humorous, sometimes shocking, and often apathetic to the point of catatonia.

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Stephanie Bunbury

Deadline Hollywood Daily

Sep 16, 2023

This is a sliver of a story, told quickly, but it lingers like sunspots on the backs of your eyelids as your eyes close, tired by looking out to sea.

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Randi

Feb 11, 2022

Pointless, slow moving and boring. I probably should give it one star, but Im being nice

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Fredric

Feb 11, 2022

I thought the movie was excellent. I would describe it as willfully ambiguous. I saw it as an exploration of mortality and apathy. I also enjoyed that it wasnt too long in duration. Sitting in the theatre for 3 hours isnt really something I prefer. 5 stars!

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Pennie

Feb 10, 2022

Nothing like the description and I wonder if its intentionally vague and misleading. Not much happened but at least it was short.

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Kurt E

Feb 9, 2022

Not sure what the point of this movie was…

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Mister Harlem

Feb 9, 2022

Take a trip to find yourself, and never apologize for it, even in the face of terrible news.

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Richard L

Feb 8, 2022

Outcome and reason completely hidden to the last scene. Try as I might, probably would never have figured it out

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Synopsis

Neil and Alice Bennett (Tim Roth, Charlotte Gainsbourg) are the core of a wealthy family on vacation in Mexico with younger members Colin and Alexa (Samuel Bottomley, Albertine Kotting McMillan) until a distant emergency cuts their trip short. When one relative disrupts the family's tight-knit order, simmering tensions rise to the fore in this suspenseful jolt from writer/director Michel Franco.

Director: Michel Franco
Producer: Michel Franco, Eréndira Núñez Larios, Cristina Velasco
Screenwriter: Michel Franco
Distributor: Bleecker Street
Production Co: Luxbox, Film i Väst, Teorema Films, Common Ground Pictures, Doco Digital
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language|Some Graphic Nudity|Violence)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 28, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 17, 2022
Box Office (Gross USA): $229.5K
Runtime: 1h 23m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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