Leave the World Behind (2023) Thriller Drama Mystery
Leave the World Behind (2023) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details
- Overall Score: ☆ 6.83/10
IMDB: ☆ 6.4/10
Metascore: ☆ 6.8/10
Tomatometer: ☆ 7.3/10
Leave the World Behind Plot Synopsis:
Synopsis / Plot Summary: Amanda and Clay"s aspirational vacation with their teenage children is interrupted by the arrival of a middle aged couple who own the holiday home and who have fled an unprecedented blackout in the city. When the internet, television and radio stop working, as does the landline, they have no way of finding out what is happening. As strange sonic booms shatter the peace of the countryside, and animals start to migrate in strange ways, the physical and mental health of the families begins to disintegrate. The renters are upscale and White; the owners are upscale and Black. The issues of race clash and become distractions to the more alarming things are happening all around them.
Tagline: There"s No Going Back to Normal
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Leave the World Behind Movie Information:
Type: MovieYear: 2023 (more 2023 movies)
What is Leave the World Behind Streaming On?
Leave the World Behind is Streaming on NetflixLanguage: English
Country: United States
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Leave the World Behind Release Dates Netflix: Dec 08, 2023
Writers: Rumaan Alam, Sam Esmail
Producers: Rumaan Alam, Adam Brightman, Michele Caspani, Tonia Davis, Sam Esmail, Marisa Yeres Gill, Lisa Roberts Gillan, Chad Hamilton, Peter Kohn, Nick Krishnamurthy, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Julia Roberts, Sean Schuyler, Daniel M. Stillman, Gregg Tilson, Matteo Veglia, Dione Wood
Editors: Lisa Lassek
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Leave the World Behind Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | Character(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Julia Roberts | ... | Amanda Sandford |
| Mahershala Ali | ... | G. H. Scott |
| Ethan Hawke | ... | Clay Sandford |
| Myha`la Herrold | ... | Ruth Scott (as Myha'la) |
| Farrah Mackenzie | ... | Rose Sandford |
| Charlie Evans | ... | Archie Sandford |
| Kevin Bacon | ... | Danny |
| Alexis Rae Forlenza | ... | Danny's Daughter |
| Vanessa Aspillaga | ... | Salvadora |
| Josh Drennen | ... | Officer Crow |
| Erica Cho | ... | Jocelyn |
| Orli Gottesman | ... | Taylor |
| Paul Frolov | ... | Plane Crash Victim #1 |
| Pavel Frolov | ... | Plane Crash Victim #1 |
| Jesse King | ... | Plane Crash Victim #2 |
| Kevin Kenny | ... | Plane Crash Victim #3 |
| Alex Barber | ... | Kid Beachgoer (uncredited) |
| Madison Jessica Bennett | ... | Kid Beachgoer (uncredited) |
| Sebastian Deerkop | ... | Beach Goer (uncredited) |
| Stephanie Groves | ... | Beach goer (uncredited) |
Fun Facts: 15 Real AGES of Cast
- Julia Roberts (b. October 28, 1967) – Amanda Sandford
Sign: Scorpio, Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m) - Mahershala Ali (b. February 16, 1974) – G. H. Scott
Sign: Aquarius, Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Also known as: Mahershalalhashbaz Ali | Mahershala Karim-Ali - Ethan Hawke (b. November 6, 1970) – Clay Sandford
Sign: Scorpio, Height: 5' 10½" (1.79 m)
Also known as: E. Hawke - Myha`la Herrold – Ruth Scott (as Myha'la)
- Farrah Mackenzie – Rose Sandford
- Charlie Evans – Archie Sandford
- Kevin Bacon (b. July 8, 1958) – Danny
Sign: Cancer, Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
Also known as: The Bacon Brothers | Kevin Bacon III | the Bacon Brothers - Alexis Rae Forlenza – Danny's Daughter
- Vanessa Aspillaga – Salvadora
- Josh Drennen – Officer Crow
- Erica Cho – Jocelyn
- Orli Gottesman – Taylor
- Paul Frolov (b. August 27, 1983) – Plane Crash Victim #1
Sign: Virgo, Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m) - Pavel Frolov – Plane Crash Victim #1
- Jesse King – Plane Crash Victim #2
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