Overview
- Now streaming on Netflix as of Nov. 21, the film is reported to top the service’s weekly Top 10 and holds an almost perfect Rotten Tomatoes score.
- Joel Edgerton stars as Robert Grainier, with critics praising his understated performance in a character study that favors silence and small gestures.
- Directed by Clint Bentley and co-written with Greg Kwedar, the film adapts Denis Johnson’s acclaimed 2011 novella.
- The adaptation makes notable changes from the book, including omitting the wolf‑girl storyline and adjusting details around Grainier’s daughter.
- Felicity Jones, William H. Macy, and Kerry Condon co-star, with Will Patton providing narration that shapes the film’s reflective tone.