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Fair Play

- Competition is close.

An unexpected promotion at a cutthroat hedge fund pushes a young couple's relationship to the brink, threatening to unravel not only their recent engagement but their lives.

Release Date : 2023-09-28

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Star Thrower EntertainmentT-StreetMRC

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Emily

Original Name : Phoebe Dynevor

Gender : Female

Character Name : Luke

Original Name : Alden Ehrenreich

Gender : Male

Character Name : Campbell

Original Name : Eddie Marsan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Paul

Original Name : Rich Sommer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rory

Original Name : Sebastian de Souza

Gender : Male

Character Name : Arjun

Original Name : Sia Alipour

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jeremie

Original Name : Yacine Ramoul

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dax

Original Name : Brandon Bassir

Gender : Male

Character Name : Quinn

Original Name : Jamie Wilkes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Derek

Original Name : Freddy Sawyer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Emily's Mother

Original Name : Geraldine Somerville

Gender : Female

Character Name : Robert Bynes

Original Name : Patrick Fischler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Connie

Original Name : Laurel Lefkow

Gender : Female

Character Name : Theo

Original Name : Buck Braithwaite

Gender : Male

Character Name : Uncle J

Original Name : Jim Sturgeon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Meyers

Original Name : Linda Ljoka

Gender : Female

Character Name : Noah Analyst #1

Original Name : J. Pace

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ken Oak

Original Name : Leopold Hughes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Russian Translator

Original Name : Boris Fionov

Gender : Male

Character Name : Relative #1

Original Name : Jelena Stupljanin

Gender : Female

Character Name : Relative #2

Original Name : Katarina Gojković

Gender : Female

Character Name : Emily's Aunt

Original Name : Ivona Kustudić

Gender : Female

Character Name : Guest Speaker

Original Name : Greg De Cuir

Gender : Male

Character Name : Crest Capital Analyst #3

Original Name : Stefan Miloradović

Gender : Male

Character Name : Crest Capital Analyst #4

Original Name : Abden Asham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Crest Capital Analyst #5

Original Name : Aleksandar Bimbašić

Gender : Male

Character Name : Crest Capital Analyst #6

Original Name : Filip Todorovic

Gender : Male

Character Name : Crest Capital Analyst #7

Original Name : Nenad Stefanovic

Gender : Male

Character Name : Crest Capital Analyst #8

Original Name : Pei Hua Lu

Gender : Female

Character Name : Crest Capital Analyst #9

Original Name : Evan Zhao

Gender : Male

Character Name : Crest Capital Office Secretary

Original Name : Jovana Miletic

Gender : Female

Character Name : Russian Client

Original Name : Novica Milosavljević

Gender : Male

Character Name : Human Resources #1

Original Name : Ivana Ivić

Gender : Female

Character Name : Human Resources #2

Original Name : Branimir Cirić

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harris Analyst #2

Original Name : Abe Fark

Gender : Male

Reviews

The Movie Mob

@mooney240

2023-02-11

**Fair Play continues to crank the tension higher and higher, with paranoia, fear, and betrayal exploding in a stressful and well-done finale.** I saw Fair Play at Sundance 2023 in a crowd of cinema enthusiasts, making the theater experience electric and engaging! While Fair Play isn't my typical movie taste, it was exceptionally well done, with tension and stress building consistently from start to finish and exploding into all-out insanity and paranoia in the film's final act. My heart was pounding as the selfishness and jealousy of these characters devolved into pure hatred and disdain. Once the credits rolled, I finally felt like I could breathe for the first time in an hour! Domont did so much with so little, mastering suspense and keeping the audience on edge. With such arrogant and self-centered characters, it is hard to "enjoy" the film, but the craft and skill are undeniable, and it's no surprise why it was so well received at Sundance and scooped up so quickly by Netflix.

Brent Marchant

@Brent_Marchant

2023-10-11

It’s amazing how one film can be predictable, implausible and preposterous all at the same time, but writer-director Chloe Domont’s debut feature manages to pull off this trifecta of lamentable attributes with remarkable ease. This alleged psychological thriller goes from bad to worse as its plot hole-filled story degenerates from a boring, clandestine office romance into an over-the-top envy-driven battle of egos when one partner unexpectedly gets promoted over the other at a prestigious Wall Street firm. The way in which this unfolds, though, is largely laughable, despite an underlying message that has some noteworthy merit (even if it’s a bit trite in this day and age). The picture might be more worth watching if the two protagonists (Phoebe Dynevor, Alden Ehrenreich) weren’t so inherently deplorable and portrayed with some of the hammiest on-screen acting I’ve seen in a long time. This is all made worse by one of the most awful scripts I’ve come across in a while, with almost as much tawdry, needlessly foul language since “The Wolf of Wall Street” (2013). Put these qualities together and you’ve got an absolute work of utter trash that makes the prime time soap operas of the 1980s look like epic storytelling. Indeed, as far as how this one plays, all I can say is “No fair.”

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-10-21

"Emily" (Phoebe Dynevor) and fiancé "Luke" (Alden Ehrenreich) are a typically happy, professional, couple, recently engage and well loved up. Gossip is going around the office that "Luke" is destined for a promotion that will mean loads more cash for the pair and she seems delighted for him. Well, boss "Campbell" (Eddie Marsan) has other plans as he decides to give the job to her! Is he delighted? Well outwardly yes, but inwardly...? She is also uncertain. Not of her ability to do her new job, but of how to avoid bruising his increasingly obviously delicate ego. What now ensues is a rather fat-fetched eggshell dance that sees their relationship put under enormous pressure? Can it survive? Well, frankly I didn't care. The whole story seems contrived to create as much tension and distrust amongst the couple who at one stage are about to be married and at the next, well they might not cross the road to chat with each other. It takes a swipe at the greasy pole and at the whole corporate "getting-on" ethos, but in such a linear and unimaginative fashion. Way too many stereotypical attitudes and platitudes and by the end I was really quite uninterested in who got what, if anything, from this rather pedestrian and over-scripted melodrama. Sorry, perhaps I just wasn't in the mood - but this did nothing for me.

Manuel São Bento

@msbreviews

2023-10-25

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.firstshowing.net/2023/review-chloe-domonts-fair-play-poignantly-tackles-gender-politics/ "Fair Play is an emotionally charged exploration of love, ambition, and gender dynamics. Chloe Domont thoughtfully addresses these themes, highlighting biases faced by successful women, the personal challenges of couples working in the same space, and the inevitable vulnerabilities that arise from these scenarios. The dedicated performances from Phoebe Dyvenor and Alden Ehrenreich make it a gripping viewing experience, emphasizing the film's thought-provoking messages about gender politics and seeking equal recognition based on merit rather than gender. The dramatic conclusion warrants heated debate…" Rating: A-