Get the MovieNight app
Add it to your home screen — faster & full screen
Get the MovieNight app
Add it to your home screen — faster & full screen
Not part of a collection.
They were already in trouble... then she turned up.
Sarah and Tom are in terrible financial trouble. On the brink of losing everything, they’ve managed to find a buyer for their stylish London home. When their best friends Richard and Beth come round for a final dinner, an uninvited old friend, Jessica, tags along.
CinemaSerf
Apr 6, 2024 · via TMDB
A dinner party from hell or what? We quickly learn that hosts "Sarah" (Shirley Henderson) and husband "Tom" (Alan Tudyk) are having to sell their luxury home else face repossession. For some reason that seemed like a good reason to invite long-term friends "Richard" (Rufus Sewell) and wife "Beth" (Olivia Williams) round for food. It's the latter who throws a real spanner in the works by inviting the eponymous "Jessica" (Indira Varma). Let's just say that the hostess and this guest get on like a house that's already burnt down, and as the vino flows (tiny measures in huge great glasses) things come to an head that leaves the four with quite an headache. What now ensues might well have worked on stage, indeed the entire film has a theatrical style to it, but I found it all just a bit to hysteria-prone, contrived and over-dramatic. None of the actors are on especially good form, especially the lacklustre Tudyk and the script seems more determined to make sure each character gets their moment in the spotlight rather than designed to offer us something to laugh - or even smile at. On that front, there are the odd lines to make you titter, but just not enough of them to pass this feature-length more miss than hit sit-com. It will pass ninety minutes easily enough at Christmas on the telly, but nothing much more than that, sorry.
User reviews courtesy of TMDB.
Amazon Video
Apple TV Store
Google Play Movies
YouTube
Fandango At Home
Amazon Prime Video
OVID
Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Amazon Video
Apple TV Store
Google Play Movies
YouTube
Fandango At Home
Alan Tudyk
Tom
Shirley Henderson
Sarah
Rufus Sewell
Richard
Olivia Williams
Beth
Indira Varma
Jessica
Anne Reid
Miranda
Sylvester Groth
Groth
David Schaal
PC Paul
Jonathan Livingstone
PC Terry
Amber Rose Revah
Ellen
Kwaku Mills
Matt
Alice Henley
Jessica’s Neighbour
Jenny Richardson
Sophie
Tristan Oliver
Director of Photography
Laura Swift
Stunt Double
David Freeman
Editor
Cyclops, Baby
Second Encounters
What Will I Become?
The Blast of the Book
Renewing Mikael
The Slums
Sunshine
Prayers for Bobby
Red Velvet
George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy
You Love Me I Hate You
Winter Light
The Exterminating Angel
The Kingdom
George Carlin: Back in Town
A Man Called Ove
Lilya 4-ever
Brave
Love in the Afternoon
A Single Man
Lust for Life
Layangan Putus: The Movie
Frozen Stiff
The Hudsucker Proxy
Sanako
The Duchess
Mean Creek
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Days and Clouds
The Room Next Door
Before We Go
Croupier
Sabotage
Wife's Sexual Fantasy: Before Husband's Eyes
No Surrender
Zombie in a Penguin Suit
Heaven Can Wait
Sunshine Cleaning
About Endlessness
The House Is Burning
Harikrishnans
Suicide Club
Defendor
Sister Cities
Sebastian
How to Make an American Quilt
A Little Chaos
In Her Shoes
Nothing But the Night
My Learned Friend
Aaltra
Mysterious Mr. Moto
The Homecoming
If I Were You 2
Undercover Blues
Factory Girl
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
Split Second
In the Land of Women
Just Married
Face the Music
The Florentine
Strangers with Candy
Bomb Scared
Curse of the Black Cat
Madame Olga's Pupils
Nine Dead
Lucy
Hide and Seek
Home Fries
No Thank You
Another Day, Another Man
Bill Hicks: Bill Loses it in Chicago
Love Matters
Dogging: A Love Story
Suicide Dolls
De udvalgte
A House of Secrets and Lies
Birthday Boy
City of Salt
Capture
Reação em Cadeia
Public Axis 3000
Viva la Madness
Vampire Vienna
Her Satanic Majesty
Florence PD: The Jim Wolowitz Story
A Message from the Outer Space
Just My Imagination
Memoria
The Note
Die Verwaltung des Internets
Gone Fishin'
Nigel 2
The Gallerist
Faggo
Spray Away
Express
The Gentlemen
Night and the City
Tyler Perry's Madea on the Run - The Play
After the Thin Man
Wildflower
Withnail & I
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
Four Lions
Saltburn
Mikey and Nicky
Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer
Another Man's Poison
Seven Psychopaths
Dinner at Eight
Meantime
Fun with Dick and Jane
Eating Raoul
Guns Up
Cheap Thrills
Friendship
Jawbreaker
A Long Way Down
Panic
Down Terrace
The Joneses
About Alex
Landline
Violet & Daisy
Night Always Comes
One Last Thing...
Funny People
Breaking News in Yuba County
9 Dead Gay Guys
The Kill Room
Small Apartments
Metroland
© 2025-2026 MovieNight. All rights reserved.
Versus
Sign in to play →
The Cameraman
2011
Denise
2016
Sign in to vote
Battle your watched movies head-to-head
Community Top Movies
Evil Dead II
1987 · 14 wins
The Dark Knight
2008 · 14 wins
Halloween
1978 · 13 wins
Final Destination
2000 · 12 wins
Halloween II
1981 · 11 wins
Trivia
Leaderboard →Playing as a guest — sign in to save your score and rank on the leaderboard.
Movie Trivia
Guess the movie from a clue — tagline, plot, cast and more. Pick from four posters.
What movie experience do you prefer?
What is your favorite movie genre?
Versus
Sign in to play →
The Cameraman
2011
Denise
2016
Sign in to vote
Battle your watched movies head-to-head
Community Top Movies
Evil Dead II
1987 · 14 wins
The Dark Knight
2008 · 14 wins
Halloween
1978 · 13 wins
Final Destination
2000 · 12 wins
Halloween II
1981 · 11 wins
Trivia
Leaderboard →Playing as a guest — sign in to save your score and rank on the leaderboard.
Movie Trivia
Guess the movie from a clue — tagline, plot, cast and more. Pick from four posters.
What movie experience do you prefer?
What is your favorite movie genre?
We use essential cookies to run MovieNight, plus analytics (Google Analytics) and advertising (Google AdSense) cookies. By continuing to browse, you agree to this — or click No and we won't. See our Terms & Privacy Policy to learn more.