Promising Young Woman (2020)

Promising Young Woman rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.5/10· 249K votes

Rotten Tomatoes90%

Metacritic72%

TMDb7.4/10· 4K votes

With 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.5/10 on IMDb and 72/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Promising Young Woman

A young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, seeks out vengeance against those who crossed her path.

Cast of Promising Young Woman

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  Carey Mulligan

  as Cassandra

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  Bo Burnham

  as Ryan

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  Alison Brie

  as Madison

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  Clancy Brown

  as Stanley

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  Jennifer Coolidge

  as Susan

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  Laverne Cox

  as Gail

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  Chris Lowell

  as Al Monroe

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  Molly Shannon

  as Mrs. Fisher

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  Connie Britton

  as Dean Walker

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  Adam Brody

  as Jerry

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  Max Greenfield

  as Joe

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  Christopher Mintz-Plasse

  as Neil

Promising Young Woman facts

Budget

$10M

Box office

$20.4M

Our take on Promising Young Woman

Emerald Fennell's 2020 crime thriller follows a young woman consumed by a trauma from her past, who turns that grief into a calculated campaign of vengeance against those who wronged her. Part revenge drama, part uneasy dark comedy, it trades in tension and moral discomfort rather than easy resolution, and it asks how far a person should go to settle a score. The candy-colored surfaces hide something far sharper underneath. It suits viewers who want a provocative, character-driven thriller that lingers and argues with itself, and who don't mind being unsettled. Those seeking a straightforward, comforting watch should look elsewhere; this one prefers to provoke.