The World to Come Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Feb. 27, 2021

The World to Come

Release Date: Friday, February 12, 2021 Limited

Christopher Abbott, Casey Affleck, Katherine Waterston, Vanessa Kirby, Mona Fastvold, Karina Ziana Gherasim, Jim Shepard, Ron Hansen

R Drama 1 hr, 38 m

3.7

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Plot

What's the story about?

In this powerful 19th century romance set in the American Northeast, Abigail (Katherine Waterston), a farmer’s wife, and her new neighbor Tallie (Vanessa Kirby) find themselves irrevocably drawn to each other. A grieving Abigail tends to her withdrawn husband Dyer (Casey Affleck) as free-spirit Tallie bristles at the jealous control of her husband Finney (Christopher Abbott), when together their intimacy begins to fill a void in each other's lives they never knew existed.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The World to Come.

Katherine Waterston
... Abigail

Afraid, They Listen
Vanessa Kirby
... Tally

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Two, Fantastic Four: The First Steps
Casey Affleck
... Dyer

Slingshot , The Instigators
Christopher Abbott
... Finney

Wolf Man, Poor Things
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Karina Ziana Gherasim

Crew Behind the Film

The The World to Come behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

Director: Mona Fastvold
Screenwriters: Ron Hansen
Jim Shepard

Studio: Bleecker Street
Production Companies

Additional Information

MPA Rating: R Restricted for some sexuality/nudity
Runtime: 1 hr, 38 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Production Details

What we know about the The World to Come movie production.

Key Facts

The film had a critically acclaimed premiere in competition at the 77th Venice Film Festival.

Production Updates

Nov 2020

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

The World to Come was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, February 12, 2021. There were 20 other movies released on the same date, including Land, Judas And The Black Messiah and Fear of Rain. As a limited release, The World to Come was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

The World to Come was released across all major streaming and cable platforms on Tuesday, March 2 , 2021. Digital rental or purchase allows you to instantly stream and download to watch anywhere and anytime on your favorite devices. Available from digital retailers including Amazon Video, iTunes, Google Play, Apple, Fandango At Home and others.

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2021-03-02 Digital

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