Eileen

Eileen is a 2023 American psychological thriller film directed by William Oldroyd and starring Thomasin McKenzie, Shea Whigham, Marin Ireland, Owen Teague and Anne Hathaway. It is based on the 2015 novel of the same name by Ottessa Moshfegh and adapted into a screenplay by Moshfegh with her husband Luke Goebel. Set in 1960s Boston, the film trails a parasitic relationship between two women working at a juvenile detention facility. Eileen premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2023. It will begin a limited theatrical release in the United States on December 1, 2023 by Neon, before expanding wide on December 8, 2023. Premise In 1960s New England, Eileen Dunlop is working at a prison when a captivating, glamorous counselor arrives and helps her access new facets of her personality but may be drawing her into something more dangerous. Cast Thomasin McKenzie as Eileen Dunlop Anne Hathaway as Rebecca Shea Whigham as Jim Dunlop Marin Ireland as Rita Polk Owen Teague as Randy Jefferson White as Buck Warren Tonye Patano as Mrs. Stevens Siobhan Fallon Hogan as Mrs. Murray