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Alexandra's Project

Name: Alexandra's Project
Genre: Mystery, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2003-05-16
Cast: Gary Sweet, Helen Buday, Bogdan Koca, Samantha Knigge, Eileen Darley

2003 | 103 min | Mystery, Drama, Thriller

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With almost no lasting buzz and a box office loss, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Rear Window or Missing, start here.
The mood: Tense and unsettling.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 43 min.
What might put you off: Nothing much for most grown-ups.

Steve is a man who has it all, a successful career, wonderful children, beautiful home and a loving wife. However, returning to his home after work on his birthday, he finds his house deserted and darkened with almost all the lightbulbs missing, all easy access outside cut off and a videotape waiting for him. Playing that tape, he watches a bizarre and grueling recording in which his wife explains her grievance with him, her reasons for disappearing with the children and her revenge for how he treated her in a way he would never forget.

How it earned its rating

CriticsSolid
53% on Rotten Tomatoes, 62 on Metacritic
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsSolid
Nominated for 1 Berlin award.
Box office & staying powerBelow par
$1 million worldwide on a $2 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 6K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Rolf de Heer

Gary SweetSteve
Helen BudayAlexandra
Bogdan KocaBill
Samantha KniggeEmma
Eileen DarleyChristine
Jack ChristieSam
Geoff RevellRodney
Philip SpruceTaxi Driver
Nathan O'KeefeMan at Door
Peter GreenChairman