"Anniversary: Brutal and eerily more plausible with every ticking second, director Jan Komasa's skin-crawling thriller imagines a horrific near future where democracy has fallen and American families are at war with each other. Given present circumstances, that might seem a hard sell for already shellshocked viewers. But the extreme scenario presented here should not dissuade you from seeing it. Consider it a dire warning of where the nation could plummet"
"The first salvo comes during the 25th anniversary outdoor shebang held at the ritzy home of Ellen (Diane Lane), a Georgetown University professor, and Paul Taylor (Kyle Chandler), a chef. Their insecure son Josh's (Dylan O'Brien) surprise date Liz (Phoebe Dynevor of Bridgerton) chews at the fraying edges of familial civility since she not only challenged Ellen in class but wrote an incendiary paper that Ellen denounced."
A near-future thriller follows the wealthy Taylor family as national democratic collapse fuels violent, ideologically driven conflict. The story begins at a 25th anniversary celebration where a surprise guest, Liz, whose conservative treatise advocates a one-party system, provokes tensions that expose long-simmering familial fractures. The plot spans five volatile years, tracking three daughters with divergent identities and beliefs—a queer comedian, an environmental lawyer, and a rebellious science-loving teen—and examining how political polarization and ambition corrode relationships and trigger escalating, bloody confrontations.
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