The Estate (2022 film)

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The Estate
The Estate 2022 poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Dean Craig
Written byDean Craig
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDarin Moran
Edited byAnnette Davey
Music by Will Bates
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Signature Entertainment (United States, United Kingdom and Australia)
  • Sky Cinema (United Kingdom) [1]
Release date
  • November 4, 2022 (2022-11-04)
Running time
96 minutes
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10.5 million [2]
Box office$572,062 [3]

The Estate is a 2022 black comedy film written and directed by Dean Craig. It stars Toni Collette and Anna Faris as sisters who try to get back in the good graces of their estranged aunt before she passes to inherit some of her fortune. The film was released on November 4, 2022, by Signature Entertainment.

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Premise

Macey and Savannah are sisters and business partners struggling to keep their business afloat when they learn that their wealthy estranged Aunt Hilda has terminal cancer. The sisters immediately set out to visit Hilda to get in her good graces and inherit some of her fortune. When they arrive, they learn that several of their cousins have also had the same idea, and now the family is competing for Aunt Hilda's affection.

Cast

Production

Signature and Capstone announced that Dean Craig was writing and directing The Estate in December 2021, and Toni Collette and Anna Faris would star in the film. [4] In the following months, Kathleen Turner, Rosemarie DeWitt, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, David Duchovny, and Ron Livingston joined the cast. [5] [6]

Filming took place in New Orleans between February and March 2022. [5] [7]

Release and reception

Signature released the film to limited theaters on November 4, 2022. [8] It released on DVD on January 10, 2023. [9]

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 30% of 30 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.3/10.The website's consensus reads: "With a coarse and leaden script persistently at odds against the film's stellar cast, most viewers will find The Estate taxing." [10]

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