The Details

The Details is a 2011 American independent black comedy film written and directed by Jacob Aaron Estes. It stars Tobey Maguire, Elizabeth Banks, Kerry Washington, Laura Linney, Ray Liotta and Jonah Hill as the narrator. The film premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and went into limited release on November 2, 2012. Plot Jeff Lang, an obstetric gynaecologist (OBGYN), and his wife Nealy, who owns a small shop, live in Seattle with their two-year-old son named Miles. Considering a second child, they decide to enlarge their small home and lay expensive new grass in their backyard. Worms in the grass attract raccoons, who destroy the grass, and Jeff goes to great lengths to get rid of the raccoons, mixing poison with a can of tuna. Their neighbor, Lila, tells Jeff that her cat Matthew is missing, and Jeff does not yet realize he may be responsible. After arguing with Nealy over his raccoon obsession, Jeff asks his childhood best friend Becca, who is married to Peter, for advice. After drinks at a bar, they walk to Becca and Peter's house nearby. Becca shows Jeff the collectible car that is her husband's pride and joy, and they have sex in the garage. Later, Lila, desperate to talk to Jeff, chases him to his office. Peter is waiting, and confronts Jeff about his affair with Becca, which Lila possibly overhears and she leaves without talking to Jeff. After work, Jeff visits Lila, who shows him proof that he accidentally poisoned Matthew. Distraught, she tells Jeff that she knows of his affair, and blackmails him into having sex with her immediately. Jeff is unable to disengage before the act is completed, but is confident the chances of Lila becoming pregnant are slim.