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6.6
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Critic David Jenkins
rated 8

Happy End is a Haneke mega mix, and the haters are very much gonna hate. But there is something irresistible about the director’s hostile precision and the way in which he offers a surprise along with every lacerating cut.

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Cast & Crew

Michael Haneke
Director
Isabelle Huppert
As Anne Laurent
Jean-Louis Trintignant
As Georges Laurent
Toby Jones
As Lawrence Bradshaw
Dominique Besnehard
As Marcel the Hairdresser
Mathieu Kassovitz
As Thomas Laurent
Nathalie Richard
As Real Estate Agent

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What is Happy End about? Toggle content

In the midst of the Calais refugee crisis, a wealthy family struggles with their own series of setbacks, failing to notice the sinister secret of their new arrival. Eve, a teenager, is sent to live with her estranged father's relatives after her mother falls ill. As she navigates the dysfunctional family dynamics, she uncovers a dark truth about her father's affair and confronts him with her knowledge. Meanwhile, Georges Laurent, the family patriarch, struggles with dementia and attempts suicide. The family's facade begins to crumble as tensions and secrets threaten to tear them apart.

Where can I stream Happy End? Toggle content

You can stream Happy End on: Apple TV Store

What movies are similar to Happy End? Toggle content

Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Happy End include Lion, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Boyhood, Palmer, Aftersun, The Whale.