Overview

• Eddington opened in French cinemas on July 16 as the theatrical debut of Ari Aster’s fourth feature film.
• Reviewers have drawn comparisons to a punk synthesis of Mark Twain, the Coen brothers and Darren Aronofsky, citing its distinctive blend of horror-inflected aesthetics and Western motifs.
• The ensemble cast includes Joaquin Phoenix as a mask-refusing sheriff challenging Pedro Pascal’s progressive mayor, supported by Emma Stone and Austin Butler.
• Set during May 2020 in a fictional New Mexico town, the film employs a neo-Western framework to explore pandemic-era political polarization and social media-fuelled paranoia.
• Eddington premiered in competition at Cannes 2025 without winning awards and carries a 12-and-over age restriction in French theaters.