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Released 19 years ago.
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Joshua
"The story of a perfect boy who had the perfect plan."
2007 1h 45m EN
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Synopsis
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The arrival of a newborn girl causes the gradual disintegration of the Cairn family; particularly for 9-year-old Joshua, an eccentric boy whose proper upbringing and refined tastes both take a sinister turn.
“The story of a perfect boy who had the perfect plan.”
Cast
Sam Rockwell
Brad Cairn
Vera Farmiga
Abby Cairn
Jacob Kogan
Joshua Cairn
Celia Weston
Hazel Cairn
Dallas Roberts
Uncle Ned
Michael McKean
Chester
Randy Ryan
Soccer Dad
Nancy Giles
Betsy Polsheck
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- George Ratliff
- Writers
- George Ratliff, David Gilbert
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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CRAFT
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by George Ratliff, shot by Benoît Debie. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Jacob Craycroft shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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Sam Rockwell and Vera Farmiga and Jacob Kogan carry the top of the cast.
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Marketing tagline: "The story of a perfect boy who had the perfect plan.".
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IMDB entry: tt0808331 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
George Ratliff directs. Benoît Debie behind the camera. Jacob Craycroft cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 19 years ago.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by George Ratliff, shot by Benoît Debie. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Editor Jacob Craycroft shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Sam Rockwell and Vera Farmiga and Jacob Kogan carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "The story of a perfect boy who had the perfect plan.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0808331 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Classified under 10 themes, including "child abuse", "baby", "sibling relationship", "nanny".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Benoît Debie
- Editing
- Jacob Craycroft
- Production design
- Roshelle Berliner
- Costume design
- Astrid Brucker
- Runtime
- 105 min · 1h 45m
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $719,968
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- IMDB
- Joshua (2007)
Also by
George Ratliff
Production companies
Who made it
- AT
ATO Pictures
Key crew
- ProducerJohnathan Dorfman
- Executive ProducerTemple Fennell
- ProducerGeorge Paaswell
- EditorJacob Craycroft
- Production DesignRoshelle Berliner
- Executive ProducerDan O'Meara
- MusicNico Muhly
- Costume DesignAstrid Brucker
- CastingPatricia Kerrigan DiCerto
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- child abuse
- baby
- sibling relationship
- nanny
- mother-in-law
- bible
- intellectually gifted
- sleeplessness
- malice
- depressed
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2007-01-21R
Also known as
International titles
- Joshua - Der ErstgeboreneDE
- JoshuaFR
- El hijo del mal (Joshua)ES
- El hijo del malES
