Release Date
November 4, 2022 (Limited)
Digital Date
November 4, 2022 (Apple TV+)
Director
Lila Neugebauer
Writer
Ottessa Moshfegh, Luke Goebel, Elizabeth Sanders
Cast
Jennifer Lawrence, Brian Tyree Henry
Studio
Running Time
92 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for some language, sexual references and drug use
In “Causeway,” the new drama directed by Lila Neugebauer, Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence plays Lynsey, a military engineer who has returned to the States from Afghanistan with a debilitating brain injury after an IED explosion.
It's a painful and slow recovery as she relearns to walk and re-trains her memory, aided by a chatty but tender caretaker (Jayne Houdyshell). But when she returns home to New Orleans she has to face memories even more aching and formative... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
After a seven-year hiatus from dramas–you know, the type of films that tend to garner award attention–Oscar darling Jennifer Lawrence is back in something that sort of somewhat resembles award fare. Causeway, which has the Oscar winner and three-time nominee playing a veteran recovering from an IED-induced brain injury, is a moderately engaging if slight picture that is more forgettable than fascinating.
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