Taglines: The House Finds You.
You Should Have Left Movie Storyline. Theo Conroy (Kevin Bacon) is a retired banker married to a younger woman Susanna (Amanda Seyfried), an actress, and they share a daughter named Ella. One afternoon when Theo attempts to visit Susanna on set, he is denied entry. While waiting to be granted authorization, he hears Susanna doing a love-making scene and is visibly annoyed.
Susanna later apologizes to Theo, attributing his obstruction to a misunderstanding, and she tells him she has “put him on the [approved] list”. Theo informs Susanna that the set security guard recognized him; Susanna teases Theo, telling him that “they think you’re dangerous.”
Soon after, they book a vacation in Wales, but there is something strange about the house—time passed unusually fast and they both experience bad nightmares. They also discover that neither one of them made the booking, each thinking the other did it.
One night, Ella sees the shadow of a man on the wall. The next morning, while Theo writes in his meditation journal, she asks Susanna why people dislike Theo. Susanna reluctantly explains that Theo’s first wife drowned in the bathtub and people suspected that he killed her, though he was acquitted at trial. While in town for supplies, the shopkeeper asks if he’s met Stetler, who Theo presumes is the home owner. He mysteriously gives Theo a drafting triangle and tells him to measure the right angles, leaving Theo confused.
Theo wrestles with feelings of jealousy and mistrust toward Susanna. One evening while she is taking a bath, Theo checks the messages on her phone and laptop. Theo has a dream that night and sees someone has written in his journal: “You should leave. Go now.” The following morning as he watches Susanna and Ella playing outside, he texts her.
At the same time he sees Susanna look at her phone, he hears a text vibration on the kitchen counter and finds an identical phone with his messages on the screen. Realizing that she has a secret phone, he suspects she has been cheating on him. He confronts Susanna and she admits to an affair with another actor. Theo asks her to leave for the night and she goes into town to stay at an inn.
You Should Have Left is a 2020 American psychological horror film written and directed by David Koepp, based on the 2017 book of the same name by Daniel Kehlmann. It stars Kevin Bacon, Amanda Seyfried and Christian Bale. Jason Blum served as a producer through his Blumhouse Productions banner.
Originally intended to be theatrically released, the film was released digitally via PVOD on June 18, 2020 by Universal Pictures. Universal decided to forego the film’s originally scheduled theatrical release in the United States and Canada due to movie theater closures since mid-March, because of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.
You Should Have Left (2020)
Directed by: David Koepp
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Amanda Seyfried, Avery Essex, Colin Blumenau, Lowri-Ann Richards, Christian Bale, Joshua C Jackson, Eli Powers
Screenplay by: David Koepp
Production Design by: Sophie Becher, Megan Elizabeth Bell
Cinematography by: Angus Hudson
Film Editing by: Derek Ambrosi
Costume Design by: Susie Coulthard, Karen Malecki
Set Decoration by: Clare Andrade, Emily Deason
Art Direction by: Adam Marshall, Kiera Tudway
Music by: Geoff Zanelli
MPAA Rating: R for some violence, disturbing images, sexual content and language.
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Release Date: June 18, 2020 (United States)
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