Taglines Where there’s a will there’s a war.
The Estate movie storyline. The down-on-her-luck divorcee Macey (Collette) and her fickle sister Savanna (Faris) struggling financially, holding onto their family restaurant business for dear life even though the place seems to be on its last legs. They can’t get a loan or find a quick solution for survival, other than visiting their wealthy and terminally ill Aunt Hilda (Turner) and milking her for every penny she’s worth by claiming a stake at her inheritance.
The two prove to be too late however. Their scheming cousin Beatrice (DeWitt) seems to have beaten them to the punch and already moved into the grand house with her faux over-attentiveness and toothless husband James (Ron Livingston). Rounding off the cousin circle is the smarmy Richard (Duchovny), who arrives in his Porsche with his velour tracksuits, icky-colored aviators and even ickier attitude.
Beatrice and James seem to quarrel to no end, as Macey and Savanna continuously try to invent new ways to win Aunt Hilda over. Elsewhere, the grotesque Richard keeps on making inappropriate passes at Macey (whom he’s apparently always had a thing for) while the sidelined Ellen (Keyla Monterroso Mejia), who is Macey and Savanna’s sister, stands as a miscalculated character in a movie that has little interest in her. The competition among the cousins escalates, with none of them knowing for sure whether they’d make it into Aunt Hilda’s final will.
The Estate is a dark 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.
The Estate (2022)
Directed by: Dean Craig
Starring: Toni Collette, Anna Faris, Kathleen Turner, Rosemarie DeWitt, David Duchovny, Ron Livingston, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Billy Slaughter, Patricia French, Kim Baptiste
Screenplay by: Dean Craig
Production Design by: Austin Gorg
Cinematography by: Darin Moran
Film Editing by: Annette Davey
Costume Design by: Dana Embree
Set Decoration by: Rachel April
Music by: Will Bates
MPAA Rating: R for pervasive language, crude / sexual material, graphic nudity and brief drug use.
Distributed by: Signature Entertainment
Release Date: November 4, 2022
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