Release: Observance

Observance
Genre: Thriller
Director: Trey Edward Shults
Writer: Chad Taylor
Cast: Margaret Qualley







Budget: $8,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $20,575,022
Foreign Box Office: $17,009,485
Total Profit: $18,100,942

Reaction: Tied for the second least expensive film in the history of LRF, Observance didn't need to make much to turn a profit - and it managed to exceed the studio's mild expectations.

"Director Trey Edward Shults and writer Chad Taylor have managed to craft a quietly creepy psychological thriller that is anchored by a star-making performance from the film's lone performer, Margaret Qualley." - Ken Decker, Denver Post

"While Observance definitely can feel a bit light-weight at times, the project is more often than not elevated by a clever script from writer Chad Taylor and a career-best performance from Qualley." - Charles Triano, Los Angeles Times

"Observance takes a piece out of What I Need To Do Is Survive's playbook, in that it takes a well-known actor and puts them through hell. The main difference is that while Meriad Tako's movie was surreal with a story that always has a new twist to it, Observance takes a more realistic, cerebral approach and while it is interesting to see Rachel struggle to learn about her family's dark past, I kind of wish there had been more cast members involved to get the full experience. It's by no means a bad film, but I feel it's one that could have left more of an impact if we had seen Ezra's side of the story." - Mitchell Parker, New York Times

Rated PG-13 for thematic material and frightening moments