
About
Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a mathematics professor whose family vacation turns violent.
Cast

Jake Gyllenhaal
Edward Sheffield / Tony Hastings

Amy Adams
Susan Morrow

Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Ray Marcus

Michael Shannon
Bobby Andes

Isla Fisher
Laura Hastings

Ellie Bamber
India Hastings

Armie Hammer
Hutton Morrow

Zawe Ashton
Alex

Laura Linney
Anne Sutton
Keywords
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