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Windfall (2022) — Stream on Netflix · CriticCrunch

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Windfall

Movie2022·93 min

Windfall

Directed by Charlie McDowell

Thriller Crime Drama

A thriller crime film directed by Charlie McDowell.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 88%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

5.5/10

493 ratings

About Windfall

In an opulent vacation home, a mysterious intruder is forced to kidnap the property owners -- a wealthy CEO and his wife -- when they arrive unexpectedly.

Pacing: Slow-burn (1 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Tense, Stylized
Story Tags: ambition hubris, corruption power, social injustice, grand estate, isolated dwelling, strangers forced together, anti hero, everyman, kidnapping hostage, siege bottle, heist robbery

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Where to Watch Windfall

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Details

Director: Charlie McDowell
Language: English

Cast

Jason Segel, Lily Collins, Jesse Plemons

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How Windfall Ranks

All movies

Top 88%

2020s movies

Top 93%

Thriller movies

Top 87%

★Charlie McDowell films#3 of 3

Top 88% All movies.

the vibe

Windfall Vibe

What it feels like

slow-burndarkmoderateapproachablelight-touchintimatehauntingtense

stylized

What it's about

kidnapping hostagesiege bottleambition hubriscorruption powersocial injusticeanti-heroeverymanstrangers forced togetherheist robberygrand estateisolated dwelling

pacing

slow-burn 1/9slow-burn 1/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

tensetense