We Need to Talk About Kevin
A grieving mother desperate to reclaim her shattered identity must confront the haunting truth of her imprisoned son’s crimes while battling a hostile community that refuses to let her heal.
“This conversation is long overdue.”
Synopsis
After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a toddler into a teenager.
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A crew of 422+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Joe BiniShot by Seamus McgarveyScored by Jonny GreenwoodDesigned by Judy BeckerSound by Paul DaviesCostumes by Catherine GeorgeStunts by Chris CenatiempoVFX by Sean Farrow
Box Office
2011 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.5× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$10.8M
Opening week (7-day): $39K
Peak 1 theaters
Full synopsis
Also known as
- Tenemos que hablar de Kevines
- ...e ora parliamo di Kevinit
- (English)We Need to Talk About Kevin
- (Bulgarian)Трябва да поговорим за Кевин
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- FranceMay 12, 2011
- United StatesSep 4, 2011
- CanadaSep 9, 2011
- IcelandSep 22, 2011
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Cast & Crew
422 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Tilda Swinton
as Eva Khatchadourian
John C Reilly
as Franklin
Ezra Miller
as Kevin, Teenager
Jasper Newell
as Kevin, 6-8 Years
Rocky Duer
as Kevin, Toddler
Ashley Gerasimovich
as Celia
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
as Wanda
Alex Manette
as Colin
Kenneth Franklin
as Soweto
Leslie Lyles
as Smash Lady
Paul Diomede
as Corrections Officer, Al
Michael Campbell
as Corrections Officer
Supporting cast
33J Mallory Mccree
as Prison Boy
Mark Elliot Wilson
as Eva's Lawyer
James Chen
as Dr. Foulkes
Lauren Fox
as Dr. Goldblatt
Blake Delong
as Young Suited Man #1
Andy Gershenzon
as Young Suited Man #2
Kelly Wade
as Mother of Little Girl
Ursula Parker
as Little Girl
Jason Shelton
as Delivery Guy
Simon Maclean
as Mover
Erin Darke
as Young Assistant, Rose
Annie O Sullivan
as Waitress
Georgia Ximenes Lifsher
as Checkout Girl
Aaron Blakely
as Concerned Man
Polly Adams
as Mary Woolford
Suzette Gunn
as Young Crying Mother
Joseph Melendez
as Waiter
Rebecca Dealy
as Student #1
Louie Rinaldi
as Student #2
Johnson Chong
as Student #3
Kimberley Drummond
as Student #4
Leland Alexander Wheeler
as Student #5
Daniel Farcher
as Student #6
Jennifer Kim
as Student #7
Caitlin Kinnunen
as Student #8
J J Kandel
as Teacher
Maryann Urbano
as School Mother, Teacher
Jose Joaquin Perez
as Mexican Janitor
Tah Von Allmen
as Woman with Birthmark
Joseph Basile
as Mover
Susan Kate Heaney
as Nanny
Paul Marra
as High school bully
Francesca Murdoch
as Ballet Student
Directors
1Writers
3Producers
26Andrew Orr
executive producer
Andrew Warren
line producer: Spain
Anthony Gudas
co-executive producer
Christine Langan
executive producer
Christopher Figg
executive producer
Dan Bentham
post-production producer: Lipsync
Graeme Stewart
original score engineer / original score producer / original score recordist
Jennifer Fox
Producer
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Producer, Producers
Lee Hodgkinson
post-production producer: Lipsync
Leslie Thomas
co-executive producer
Lisa Lambert
executive producer
Luc Roeg
Producer, Producers
Lynne Ramsay
executive producer
Michael Corso
co-executive producer
Michael Robinson
executive producer
Molly Egan
co-associate producer
Norman Merry
executive producer
Paula Jalfon
executive producer
Philip Herd
associate producer
Robert Salerno
Producer, Producers
Robert Whitehouse
executive producer
Simon Greenall
co-executive producer
Steven Soderbergh
executive producer
Suzanne Baron
co-executive producer
Tilda Swinton
executive producer
Other crew
355Mike Sime
24 frame playback operator
Craig Pressgrove
a' camera first assistant
Matthew Pebler
a' camera second assistant (as Matt Pebler)
Erica Joseph Hunter
accounting clerk
Sandro Kopp
additional still photographer: US poster (uncredited)
Andrew Stirk
adr editor / dialogue editor
Mark Desimone
adr mixer (uncredited)
Scott Cannizzaro
adr mixer (uncredited)
Robert Farr
adr mixer / re-recording mixer
Milos Stojanovic
adr recordist (uncredited)
Paul Hiller
archery technician
Kimberly Asa
art department coordinator (as Kim Asa)
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