The Two Faces of January Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

Jun. 28, 2014

The Two Faces of January

Release Date: Friday, September 26, 2014 Limited

Oscar Isaac, Kirsten Dunst, Eric Fellner, Viggo Mortensen, Tim Bevan, Hossein Amini, Tom Sternberg, Robyn Slovo

PG-13 Thriller N/A

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Plot

What's the story about?

A thriller set in Greece and Istanbul, 1962, and adapted from Patricia Highsmith’s novel. Intrigue begins at the Parthenon when wealthy American tourists Chester MacFarland (Viggo Mortensen) and his young wife Collete (Kirsten Dunst) meet American expat Rydal (Oscar Isaac), a scammer working as a tour guide. Instead of becoming his latest marks, the two befriend him, but a murder at the couple’s hotel puts all three on the run together and creates a precarious bond between them as the trio’s allegiance is put to the test.

Cited as official plot version from magpictures.com

Thriller Adaptation Psychological

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Two Faces of January.

Oscar Isaac
Dune, The King of Kings
Viggo Mortensen
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Green Book
Kirsten Dunst
Civil War, Hidden Figures

Crew Behind the Film

The The Two Faces of January behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's writer Hossein Amini last wrote Obi-Wan Kenobi (Series) and Our Kind of Traitor.

Director: Hossein Amini
Screenwriter: Hossein Amini
Producers: Tim Bevan
Eric Fellner
Robyn Slovo
Tom Sternberg

Studios: Magnolia Pictures
Production Company: StudioCanal; Working Title Films

Additional Information

MPA Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for some violence, language and smoking
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Official The Two Faces of January movie trailers and clips.

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Production Details

What we know about the The Two Faces of January movie production.

Key Facts

Based on the 1988 novel by Patricia Highsmith.

Production Updates

Jun 2014

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Oct 2012

Production

The film was tagged as Production. Principal photography has commenced. on location in Crete, Athens, Istanbul and Ealing Studios London.

Jun 2012

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. Set to go into production at the end of the year.

Jun 2012

Shutdown

The film was tagged as Shutdown.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

The Two Faces of January was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, September 26, 2014. There were 8 other movies released on the same date, including The Equalizer, Laggies and The Boxtrolls. As a limited release, The Two Faces of January was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

United States

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