
In suburban Connecticut, upper-class high schooler Amanda (Olivia Cooke) euthanizes her crippled horse with a knife, resulting in charges of animal cruelty. Some time later, Amanda arrives at the home of the more popular and academically-inclined Lily (Anya Taylor-Joy). The girls had previously been best friends but grew apart after the death of Lily's father. They meet under the pretense of hanging out and having a casual tutoring session, but Amanda knows that her mother (K... (Full plot summary below)
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In suburban Connecticut, upper-class high schooler Amanda (Olivia Cooke) euthanizes her crippled horse with a knife, resulting in charges of animal cruelty. Some time later, Amanda arrives at the home of the more popular and academically-inclined Lily (Anya Taylor-Joy). The girls had previously been best friends but grew apart after the death of Lily's father. They meet under the pretense of hanging out and having a casual tutoring session, but Amanda knows that her mother (Kaili Vernoff) has paid Lily to socialize with Amanda. Lily denies being paid, but Amanda, left emotionless by an unspecified mental disorder, is unfazed. Lily meets with Amanda again, this time voluntarily, and they rekindle their friendship..
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| VarietyPeter DebrugeThoroughbreds doesn’t look or sound anything like other teen-centric movies, but this is hardly a surface-only character study. |
| Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlWorking with Lyle Vincent as director of photography, Finley continually offers up striking, emotionally resonant compositions, including a wide variety of inventive two shots in which the leads talk at or simply regard each other. Either actress could command the frame; when they share it, the air between them trembles. |
| ScreenCrushErin WhitneyUltimately it’s Finley’s sleek and stylish visual language that makes Thoroughbred a must-see, and one of the best surprises out of Sundance. He composes his shots with such precision, control, and confidence. |
| ScreenCrushE. Oliver WhitneyUltimately it’s Finley’s sleek and stylish visual language that makes Thoroughbred a must-see, and one of the best surprises out of Sundance. He composes his shots with such precision, control, and confidence. |
| The A.V. ClubA.A. DowdThoroughbreds...has been made with diabolical craft and intelligence, the kind that marks Finley as a major new American talent. But it’s no empty exercise, no mere calling card. The style all comes in service of the central relationship and the superb performances that bring it to bewitching life. |
| RogerEbert.comChristy LemireFinley has created a film that feels original and alive. |
| JoBlo's Movie EmporiumJimmyOTHOROUGHBREDS is bold, funny, tense and perhaps one of the most fascinating films of the year. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonThis movie is truly messed up and I thoroughly enjoyed it. |
| AXS.comTom Santilli...it's a coming-of-age story that's a different breed than we're used to, and you'll never be quite sure where this is heading. |
| AV ClubKatie Rife[Thoroughbred] manages to pull off the tricky feat of keeping the audience engaged with very disengaged characters |