Queen of Earth (2015)
77%RT Audience Score: 58%
Awards & Nominations: 1 win & 3 nominations
Led by a searing performance from Elisabeth Moss, Queen of Earth is a demanding — and ultimately rewarding — addition to writer-director Alex Ross Perry’s impressive filmography
Queen of Earth” is a movie that will make you feel like you’re stuck in a room with two feuding friends who just won’t stop bickering. But don’t worry, Elisabeth Moss and Katherine Waterston’s performances are so good that you won’t even mind being a fly on the wall. Director Alex Ross Perry’s style may not be for everyone, but if you’re in the mood for a slow-burning drama with simmering resentment and emotional violence, this movie is worth a watch. Just be prepared for some cursing and a lot of navel-gazing.
Production Company(ies)
Preferred Content Sundial Pictures,
Distributor
IFC Films
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
Carmel, New York, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Not Rated
Year of Release
2015
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:1.78 : 1
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Runtime:1h 29m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Aug 26, 2015 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 22, 2015
Genre(s)
Comedy/Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Elisabeth Moss, Katherine Waterston, Patrick Fugit, Kentucker Audley, Keith Poulson, Kate Lyn Sheil, directed by Alex Ross Perry, written by Alex Ross Perry, produced by Elisabeth Moss, Alex Ross Perry, Joe Swanberg, Adam Piotrowicz, Comedy, Drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Wendy Ide, Geoffrey Macnab, Peter Bradshaw, Donald Clarke, David Jenkins, Kim Newman, MPAA rating, psychological thriller, Catherine’s descent into madness, mental instability, depression, best friend, emotionally fragile woman, demanding, rewarding, addition, impressive filmography
Worldwide gross: $95,183
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $118,814
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 3,012
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 12,957
US/Canada gross: $91,218
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $113,865
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,647
US/Canada opening weekend: $11,360
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $14,180
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,619
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $200,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $249,654
Production budget ranking: 2,133
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $134,439
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$265,278
ROI to date (est.): -69%
ROI ranking: 1,800
Katherine Waterston – Virginia
Patrick Fugit – Rich
Kentucker Audley – James
Keith Poulson – Keith
Kate Lyn Sheil – Michelle
Elisabeth Moss – Producer
Alex Ross Perry – Producer, Writer, Director
Joe Swanberg – Producer
Adam Piotrowicz – Producer
Director(s)
Alex Ross Perry
Writer(s)
Alex Ross Perry
Producer(s)
Elisabeth Moss, Alex Ross Perry, Joe Swanberg, Adam Piotrowicz
Film Festivals
Berlin
Awards & Nominations
1 win & 3 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (83) | Top Critics (27) | Fresh (77) | Rotten (6)
It displays some of the navel-gazing impulses of the mumblecore movement; it’s no surprise to see that mumble-originator Joe Swanberg serves as a producer.
July 4, 2016 | Rating: 2/5
Wendy Ide
Observer (UK)
TOP CRITIC
At times, the style is very mannered but Moss and Waterston give rich and subtle performances as the two feuding friends who provide a twisted reflection of one another.
July 1, 2016 | Rating: 3/5
Geoffrey Macnab
Independent (UK)
TOP CRITIC
It’s a one-note drama of simmering resentment. That note is sustained with impressive conviction.
June 30, 2016 | Rating: 3/5
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian
TOP CRITIC
Moss is incandescently brilliant as a woman who smiles when she should be unnerved and boils with rage at the most inconsequential slights.
June 30, 2016 | Rating: 5/5
Donald Clarke
Irish Times
TOP CRITIC
A lifetime pass for Perry – anything he makes from here on in will be of interest.
June 30, 2016 | Rating: 5/5
David Jenkins
Little White Lies
TOP CRITIC
You have to be in the right mood for it, but this is one of the season’s finest films.
June 16, 2016 | Rating: 4/5
Kim Newman
Empire Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Even if you prefer his previous film there is no doubt that the filmmaker is one to continue to watch, and perhaps an even more interesting one that first thought.
January 14, 2021
Aaron Pinkston
Battleship Pretension
An intelligent and emotionally driven dramatic thriller.
September 20, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4.0
Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com
Unlikable drama about so-called best friends has cursing.
April 14, 2020 | Rating: 1/5
Barbara Shulgasser
Common Sense Media
If only Perry’s direction had been as brave as the performances, Queen of Earth would be unmissable.
April 18, 2019 | Rating: 3/5
Rachel Brook
One Room With A View
Queen of Earth is a rather curious take on paranoia, and how personal it can be. Two astounding performances make it worthwhile. [Full review in Spanish].
January 15, 2019 | Rating: 3/4
Federico Furzan
Cinelipsis
Puts mumblecore millennials in a different context, and it suddenly all makes sense: these movies are about the despair of self-absorption and the emotional violence inflicted by spoiled brats.
August 29, 2018
Pat Padua
DCist…
Plot
Queen of Earth follows the tumultuous relationship between two best friends, as tensions rise during a week-long vacation.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Fresh Kernels praises Elisabeth Moss’s “searing performance” in Queen of Earth.
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