Eddington 2025

Overview

Eddington is a 2025 American satirical neo-Western thriller film written and directed by Ari Aster. The movie, which was released in theaters on July 18, 2025, by A24 Films, features an ensemble cast including Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Luke Grimes, Deirdre O'Connell, Micheal Ward, Austin, and Emma Stone. The narrative is set in May of 2020 and centers on a standoff between a small-town sheriff and a mayor in Eddington, New Mexico. This conflict serves as a catalyst, pitting neighbor against neighbor and sparking a powder keg within the community. Critics have described the film as a politically provocative and emotionally charged work that functions as a statement on the chaos experienced during the summer of 2020. With a runtime of two hours and twenty-eight minutes, the production has been categorized by genre as a Western, comedy, and crime film. The project has garnered attention for its darkly ironic climax and has been characterized by some reviewers as a deliberately hollow provocation regarding the events of that year.