The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby

Released Sep 12, 2014

2h 3m

Drama

Romance

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65%

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92 Reviews

51%

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5,000+ Ratings

Following the death of their child, a woman (Jessica Chastain) leaves her husband (James McAvoy) and flees to the suburban home of her wealthy parents.

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Critics Consensus

Led by strong performances from Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy, The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby is a hauntingly original rumination on love and loss.

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

...I was immersed in this story no matter who was telling the tale.

Rated: 3/4

May 15, 2020

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

The Disappearance Of Eleanor Rigby: Them is a lovely enough film even though it may not stick with you much long after the ending credits.

Rated: B

Sep 1, 2017

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David Sims

The Atlantic

It's a glum, wrenching experience to watch, but the emotional impact is just far too shallow to linger.

Sep 22, 2016

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Diego Batlle

Otroscines.com

No matter how you look at it, this is a bombastic, obvious, forced, sacharine, and tear-jerking melodrama. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 2/5

Oct 17, 2023

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Kip Mooney

College Movie Review

Achingly beautiful but still missing something.

Rated: B

Aug 31, 2021

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Brian D. Johnson

Maclean's Magazine

...Strong performances, however, sustain the drama. And the bold device of separate lives/separate movies, which creates a circular undertow of emotion, should stay in tact.

Aug 7, 2019

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Geke g

Come from eleanor rigby by beatles totally worth jt

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/13/24

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Munkhchimeg T

I will recommend if you wanna watch some non active, simple and entertaining movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/10/24

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Bahad j

This idea of the filmmaker made the movie more accessible to more people.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/10/24

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Gnr E

Writing and acting its very good give it 5

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/09/24

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Jane D

I loved this movie on so many levels. Having gone through a traumatic birth with my son and the absolute torrent of conflicting emotions and stress on my marriage I can understand why she wants to disappear. It's just too much to lose a child after carrying them for so long and wanting them so badly -- its impossible to reconcile that loss and a couple could crack. McAvoy as the husband, Conor, is trying so hard to bear up after his wife's attempted suicide and her taking off, he is really tormented. She goes to her mother, but the mother fixates on her own loss of her youth and missed opportunities due to her own decision to have children. It's really a film about deep grief for what could have been. Chastain gives credible performance as Eleanor, but she is really so wrapped up in her own little bubble of grief she trys to keep everyone, including her husband from getting in. Kind of selfish, but the vulnerability here is real.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/06/24

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Marc Z

I know this is a drama. The pacing in these is normally slower than other Genres; however, this one is a little too slow. The story is really very good. There are a lot of great elements in it. The most significant, salient feature revolves around the performances. James MacAvoy, Jessica Chastain, the late William Hurt, and, even, Bill Hader all give compelling, top rate performances. The movie has a gimmick in that there are three perspectives to: his, hers, and theirs. Regardless it is not enough to save this movie from being too long and having the mind start to wander by the 59 minute mark. Watchable, but not as good as it could have been.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/08/23

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Ned Benson

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Eleanor

James McAvoy

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Viola Davis

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William Hurt

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Synopsis

Following the death of their child, a woman (Jessica Chastain) leaves her husband (James McAvoy) and flees to the suburban home of her wealthy parents.

Director: Ned Benson
Producer: Cassandra Kulukundis, Ned Benson, Jessica Chastain, Todd J. Labarowski, Emanuel Michael
Screenwriter: Ned Benson
Distributor: Weinstein Co.
Production Co: Unison Films, Standard Deviations, Dreambridge Films
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 12, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 3, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $511.7K
Runtime: 2h 3m
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Digital

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