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The Lost Daughter

The Lost Daughter

2021
Drama
2h 1m
A woman's beach vacation takes a dark turn when she begins to confront the troubles of her past.

Directed by:

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Screenwriter:

Maggie Gyllenhaal, Elena Ferrante

Starring:

Ed Harris, Peter Sarsgaard, Dagmara Dominczyk, Olivia Colman, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Dakota Johnson, Jack Farthing, Panos Koronis, Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Robyn Elwell, Ellie Mae Blake

Genre:

Drama

Countries:

Greece, USA

Languages:

English, Italian, Greek
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The Lost Daughter

2021
Drama
2h 1m
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deaddillydeaddilly
Rated 01 Jan 2022
40
7th
A bitter and graceless film considering the hardships of motherhood and irrational femininity. It goes wrong by randomly posturing as a horror/mystery and delivering absolutely nothing. I'm sure the book had some insight that Gyllenhaal connected with, but this is a lousy and misleading film.
Rated 01 Jan 2022
darknightsDarkNights
Rated 11 Sep 2022
85
95th
Les vraies larmes d'Olivia Colman m'ont bouleversées. Voilà le le portrait bien rodé, et bien joué d'une grande dame. Netflix fait dans le haut-de-gamme, sans diversité inutile, c'est juste un miracle.
Rated 11 Sep 2022
peyrinpeyrin
Rated 31 May 2022
60
32nd
Yes, having kids is miserable, but it's nothing compared to being in a movie theater full of rowdy teens.
Rated 31 May 2022
kuroelKuroel
Rated 25 Mar 2022
72
84th
The most realistic depiction of motherhood I’ve seen on film. It is a crushing dichotomy of hating something that has deprived you of yourself while simultaneously loving said thing more than your own life. Colman’s character hits it on the nail when saying that children come with an overwhelming burden. And not because you hate them but precisely because you love them so much that the mere thought of losing your child might as well kill you.
Rated 25 Mar 2022
djrossdjross
Rated 22 Jan 2022
70
78th
An effective Rorschach movie about several issues but mainly motherhood, helped by good performances from Colman and Buckley in the title role. The title and structure seem designed to mislead the viewer into thinking it's just another example of that standard contemporary genre that consists in "woman struggling determinedly on her own is revealed via staggered flashbacks to be suffering from trauma brought about by having a 'lost' kid (usually a daughter)". Fortunately, it's not that at all.
Rated 22 Jan 2022
aaautinAAAutin
Rated 13 Jan 2022
63
77th
(BAD MOMS HOLIDAY)
Rated 13 Jan 2022
obtiosovobtiosov
Rated 06 Jan 2022
55
16th
I don't like the "affluent and troubled Anglo-American person on vacation on a Greek island" trope. Even if it is Ferrante, I can't help it. p.s. I lol'd at Ed Harris' character bringing out the big guns while flirting by claiming he wrote songs with Leonard Cohen.
Rated 06 Jan 2022
bownBown
Rated 02 Jan 2022
82
61st
Very very strong debut, the last half especially is so good at creating this sense of dread about technically very little. A trio of exceptional lead performances - I could easily see Colman especially picking up a statue - and an absorbing, unsettling portrait of guilt and the pressures of parenting. I see a negative review on here that uses the phrase “irrational femininity”. Yikes!
Rated 02 Jan 2022
psimpsim
Rated 21 Dec 2021
83
86th
A very well-made character drama about a woman on a solo vacation in Greece. It plays like a mystery film, where the mystery consists of trying to make sense of Olivia Colman's behavior (sitting somewhere between concerned bystander and shit-stirring fire-starter) and wondering whether it will get her into any actual trouble.
Rated 21 Dec 2021
anilscnanilscn
Rated 12 Jun 2022
70
81st
film is against marriage and having children. this situation and Olivia caught me. but those flashbacks(1hr long) and stupid scenes ruined good meaning
Rated 12 Jun 2022
joelwatchesmoviesjoelwatchesmovies
Rated 04 Feb 2022
7
63rd
A uniquely unsettling character study, leaning hard into its leads' imperfections, inscrutability, and feelings of fear, pain, regret, and parental ennui in past-present parallel examinations of motherhood, helped by terrific performances, good editing, an enigmatic soundtrack, and in-their-face cinematography. Could have benefited from a tighter focus (Lyle and the Greek gang felt a bit unnecessary to the thrust of the film) and a less easy and orange-y final scene. Cool titles after though.
Rated 04 Feb 2022
braddad68braddad68
Rated 11 Jan 2022
94
74th
Though seemingly disjointed, it all makes sense by the end and is loaded with outstanding performances.
Rated 11 Jan 2022
jschlanskyJSchlansky
Rated 10 Jan 2022
73
63rd
Olivia Colman is incapable of giving anything less than an incredible performance. It's a great character trapped within a middling plot. This film is all about the performances, and everyone delivered. Some cinematography choices seemed ill-advised; mostly shots that were framed too tightly and some excessive camera movement, but that's totally excusable within a directorial debut as promising as this. I'm glad to see Maggie Gyllenhaal take the plunge into directing.
Rated 10 Jan 2022
twincinematwincinema
Rated 03 Jan 2022
70
52nd
This film made me feel uncomfortable for its entire runtime. The film is purposely ambiguous, and that works to its benefit. Sets up both Johnson and Colman as doubles. Childless weirdo saying "kids are scary".
Rated 03 Jan 2022
corbadCorbad
Rated 03 Jan 2022
70
53rd
Very long, very uncomfortable, very well performed. The atmosphere is palpable, but its slow burn is terribly slow, and ultimately fails to produce any real flames - though the embers certainly eat through some fuel on their way to the end.
Rated 03 Jan 2022
gideonGideon
Rated 02 Jan 2022
1
16th
A shit film with a misleading title about a cunt mother
Rated 02 Jan 2022
mandymandy
Rated 30 Dec 2021
7
73rd
Interesting character study, portraying feminine character traits that are rarely given such emphasis on screen, which uses flashbacks to explain the protagonists motivations and actions.
Rated 30 Dec 2021
mistereeemistereee
Rated 07 Feb 2024
50
31st
Selfish woman
Rated 07 Feb 2024
dawdlingpoetDawdlingPoet
Rated 06 Aug 2023
80
79th
I felt somewhat confused about some of the flashbacks/recollections depicted - who was meant to be playing who and the significance about whats shown from the past, relating to the present day, with her seemingly on holiday (or does she say its a working holiday? some such) at a beach resort, reflecting on her past. Jessie Buckley also gives a decent performance but I didn't feel like I had a big emotional response to this film overall.
Rated 06 Aug 2023
silentjakesilentjake
Rated 30 Jul 2023
73
64th
It was like those beautiful French movies. Brilliantly acted and written.
Rated 30 Jul 2023
matthagenmatthagen
Rated 02 Sep 2022
45
29th
Mysterious, brave, and ambiguous, yet meandering and unlikeable. To my appreciation, the third act wraps up some of the noodling threads and gives this movie a chance to succeed. Yet there is zero rewatchability. Is there a purpose to any of the male roles? Is there a purpose to half of the scenes?
Rated 02 Sep 2022
prowlerprowler
Rated 27 Aug 2022
58
56th
as a parent a lot strikes close to home, with an added layer of creepy. i thought the continuity between young and middleaged protagonist didn't work that well, but both are very good performances.
Rated 27 Aug 2022
kfolkfol
Rated 31 Jul 2022
47
33rd
A film that brings about conflicting emotions in me. I liked the idea of Leda being the titular 'lost daughter'. However the film wasn't made for me. My thoughts were constantly on those kids who seemed to be being punished for just being kids, for existing. The directing I thought good, the way the camera pushed right up, forcing us into Leda made is see her as more of a person than I usually would with a character in a film.
Rated 31 Jul 2022
nacho353Nacho353
Rated 04 Jun 2022
30
21st
Excellent character, bad movie
Rated 04 Jun 2022
acrolyneacrolyne
Rated 05 Apr 2022
84
63rd
This point of view is rarely allowed to be told and yet so commonly experienced, and in silence. Bravo for that and for the performances. Someone reviewed this "The scene at the cinema is the most enraging sequence I’ve seen in ages." and that hit.
Rated 05 Apr 2022
darrenDarren
Rated 02 Apr 2022
59
28th
Great performance by Buckley and Colman. Always nice to see Ed Harris pop up but this is just a mess of a movie aesthetically
Rated 02 Apr 2022
stuie299stuie299
Rated 22 Mar 2022
65
20th
Either I did not relate to the movie, and therefore just did not understand it at all, or the screenplay is terrible. I'm not sure if the issue is on my end or theirs, but there was definitely a disconnect somewhere. Otherwise Colman, Buckley, and company gave solid performances. The cinematography was mostly on point. The bluesy piano score worked well for me. IDK, its kinda slow and not really my thing, but there are some good pieces here, so you might end up getting more out of it than I did.
Rated 22 Mar 2022
iamianimaniamianiman
Rated 19 Mar 2022
65
71st
Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.
Rated 19 Mar 2022
feritdgnferitdgn
Rated 17 Mar 2022
77
79th
The Lost Daughter is moving, extremely profound and quite thought provoking. Maggie Gyllenhaal's directorial debut is just wonderful.
Rated 17 Mar 2022
war_machineWar Machine
Rated 17 Mar 2022
60
26th
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Rated 17 Mar 2022
kavuKavu
Rated 17 Mar 2022
80
69th
Well done, if a bit too meandering. Lots of help from two brilliant acting performances.
Rated 17 Mar 2022
overratedoverrated
Rated 13 Mar 2022
53
53rd
I much preferred the Jessie Buckley section of the film.
Rated 13 Mar 2022
filliganFilligan
Rated 12 Mar 2022
91
82nd
Completely floored by this. Gyllenhaal pushes the camera so uncomfortably close that the cinematography itself adds a layer of tension to a story already fraught with it. There’s very little to fault here. Just a taut, engrossing thriller centred on a heartbreaking human.
Rated 12 Mar 2022
neonmanNeonman
Rated 09 Mar 2022
77
56th
A good, though purposefully uncomfortable slow-burn character study, with a revelation that's more coy and adventurous than I expected.
Rated 09 Mar 2022
jkathrensjkathrens
Rated 23 Feb 2022
72
51st
An interesting character study kept occasionally captivating by Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley as Leda. Colman particularly gives an excellent performance -- something we've come to expect. The title has many meanings, but it ultimately seems to refer to Leda herself -- her futile grasping for a childhood she wished she had, a search for a life she felt she missed by having children, and her attempts to stay lost always leading her back to the only place she truly belongs -- with her children.
Rated 23 Feb 2022
jerkyJerky
Rated 21 Feb 2022
55
58th
So am I suppose to sympathize with cheating, deadbeat mothers now? Think I'll stick with the other Gyllenhaal kid, thanks!
Rated 21 Feb 2022
semioticussemioticus
Rated 21 Feb 2022
76
55th
Good but not great movie. I feel like Dakota Johnson was a bit miscast, and some scenes couldn't clearly convey what was going on. Olivia Colman is great as usual and the movie relies heavily on that. Good, original handling of subject material is a plus. I feel like this could've been a tad better though.
Rated 21 Feb 2022
ecitizeneCitizen
Rated 12 Feb 2022
30
17th
If I can save just one person from this insufferable boring mess then I will have done my community service for the month. It has a few good actors, but the entire mess is boring, pointless and nearly a complete waste of time. Save yourself and skip this one. To say I am unimpressed would be a huge underestimation. BOO! I really like Maggie Gyllenhaal, but this REEKS and I now detest Olivia Colman.
Rated 12 Feb 2022
tommyb65TommyB65
Rated 02 Feb 2022
10
1st
Boring. Literally nothing happens.
Rated 02 Feb 2022
carlosproCarlospro
Rated 27 Jan 2022
75
64th
eu acho que consigo assistir qualquer coisa com a olivia colman
Rated 27 Jan 2022
nadfilmNad_film
Rated 23 Jan 2022
75
54th
Amazing movie about swapping roles. Woman leaving family, but still, keeping a lot of guilt.
Rated 23 Jan 2022
karlsonkarlson
Rated 23 Jan 2022
75
60th
A really strong, nervechilling performance by Coleman, and there might be a story about Consequences Of Big Life Decisions somewhere, but WHY must there be a change of actress? It is so incredibly distracting and confusing, it damages the character development on such a deep level that I lost her.
Rated 23 Jan 2022
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 23 Jan 2022
83
70th
Seems scattered and disorganised in the moment, but is actually methodically and deliberately paced and plotted, finding an ideally cast Colman playing a character so strangely disconnected from her own reality. Much more interested in a portrait of moody anxiety than attempting a traditional character study, this feels like a throwback to abstract 70s film-making; if the mid-section occasionally threatens to collapse under its own opaque pretensions, it still remains captivating and compelling.
Rated 23 Jan 2022
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 21 Jan 2022
65
61st
Second half is way less gripping than the first, but Colman shines in nearly every shot and flashbacks pay off pretty well. Motherhood is a defining trauma -- for the good and the bad -- that men will just never quite fully understand.
Rated 21 Jan 2022
arossaross
Rated 17 Jan 2022
81
66th
I was nervous about the dizzying and zoomed in camera at the beginning, but I either got used to it or it improved as the film went on. It does takes just a bit of patience, as it isn't overly exciting, but it has a great main character
Rated 17 Jan 2022
kasperlKasperL
Rated 13 Jan 2022
80
86th
This effectively slippery and very interesting character study is an impressive directorial debut from Gyllenhaal.
Rated 13 Jan 2022
jlfmJLFM
Rated 10 Jan 2022
75
67th
A smart directorial debut from Maggie Gyllenhaal that captures the feeling of loneliness with painful accuracy. Olivia Colman is absolutely terrific and Dakota Johnson is pretty darn great, too. The scene at the cinema is the most enraging sequence I’ve seen in ages.
Rated 10 Jan 2022
atobiasatobias
Rated 08 Jan 2022
72
28th
I can't believe this film. Honestly. Wanted to slap her in the face during several scenes. Admittedly, when she let that older man into the apartment and she let him see the doll on the balcony table... the way she admitted that she stole the doll to the young mother... I can relate to her experience with PTSD though. Losing your temper during a flashback can feel like you've committed murder, when the reality is that you might have put a dent in the wall or broken a plate.
Rated 08 Jan 2022
christofchristof
Rated 05 Jan 2022
89
91st
Incredible! It seems to reveal so much about the tropes and expectations of women-in-film by precisely drawing the three-dimensional character of an individual woman. Olivia Colman never fails, what a powerful performance.
Rated 05 Jan 2022
wwallce4prezWWallce4prez
Rated 05 Jan 2022
80
73rd
This is quite an impressive debut from Gyllenhall. True, she has a dynamite lead (both young and old versions) that certainly helps to bring the story to life, but there is more here than good performances. The subject at heart is something that is rarely covered in film and it is difficult to watch, at times. Coleman's character grapples with her regret while also fully embracing her selfishness that rings with authenticity.
Rated 05 Jan 2022
driscarpindriscarpin
Rated 04 Jan 2022
80
64th
Tremenda adaptação da Ferrante, coloca em evidencia aquelas personagens riquíssimas que passam longe da romantização da mulher, especialmente quanto à maternidade. WEBRip R.A.R.B.G.
Rated 04 Jan 2022
colorbufcolorbuf
Rated 02 Jan 2022
70
52nd
A complex character study of a woman on a working vacation haunted by her past decisions when she was an academic and young mother. Slow, depressing but relatable in my case.
Rated 02 Jan 2022
adam_p_dAdam P-D
Rated 02 Jan 2022
70
85th
Excellent. I've a feeling I'll like it more when I've thought about it for a few days.
Rated 02 Jan 2022
jessisgodJessIsGod
Rated 01 Jan 2022
65
0th
The scenery was gorgeous. The story kept me anticipating what was going to happen/what was going on but I think it ultimately fell flat and I was left disappointed.
Rated 01 Jan 2022
islandgirlIslandGirl
Rated 01 Jan 2022
90
55th
Some of us escape, and others of us don’t. This is a well told story of what can happen with either choice, and each choice, no matter what, will torment a person, knowing there was another path they chose not to take. I loved it, and I loved the completely unlovable anti-heroine. If you know, you know. If you don’t, nothing will make it clear
Rated 01 Jan 2022
kadikoykadikoy
Rated 26 Dec 2021
65
62nd
Rahatsızlık. 1 edebiyat öğretmeni, gittiği tatil kasabasında, güzel 1 ay geçirmek ister. Fakat gittiği yer, sıkıcı ve eziyete dönüşecektir. Leda'nın yaşadığı genç evlilik ve çocuk sahibi olması, 1 dejavu olarak çıkacaktır. Seyirciyi sıkan 1 konu. Senaryo çok iyi. Jessie Buckley harika. Olivia Colman'da rolü iyi kıvırıyor. Filmin sonunda, hayat devam ediyor. İlahi Leda, kendin boğuluyorsun, bizi de mi boğmak istiyorsun.
Rated 26 Dec 2021

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