✗ SKIP — Not worth it

Eddington

Name: Eddington
Director: Ari Aster
Genre: Western, Comedy, Crime
Released: 2025-07-16
Duration: 148 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Deirdre O'Connell, Emma Stone, Micheal Ward, Pedro Pascal

2025 · 2h 28m · Western, Comedy, Crime

IMDb 6.6 Metacritic 65 RT 69%

Skip this one—a small-town sheriff-versus-mayor standoff set during 2020's chaos sounds like it could be darkly funny, but without any critical backing or cast names to lean on, this feels like a regional indie that didn't quite find its footing. The premise has potential, but you're better off spending tonight on a Western-Comedy hybrid with proven legs.

Plot

In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico.

Director: Ari Aster

Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Deirdre O'Connell, Emma Stone, Micheal Ward, Pedro Pascal

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