---
title: 'Promising Young Woman (2020)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Emerald Fennell'
released: '2020-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 113
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/promising-young-woman-2020'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9620292/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Promising Young Woman (2020)

2020 · R · 113 min · Comedy, Drama, Crime, Thriller · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

Promising Young Woman is a 2020 black comedy thriller film written, directed, and co-produced by Emerald Fennell in her feature directorial debut. It stars Carey Mulligan as a young woman who pretends to be intoxicated to entrap men. Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Clancy Brown, Chris Lowell, Jennifer Coolidge, Laverne Cox, and Connie Britton feature in supporting roles. It incorporates film genres including black comedy, crime drama, feminist film, rape and revenge, and vigilante thriller.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Emerald Fennell](https://cinepixo.com/people/emerald-fennell)
- **Screenplay:** [Emerald Fennell](https://cinepixo.com/people/emerald-fennell)
- **Producer:** [Emerald Fennell](https://cinepixo.com/people/emerald-fennell), [Margot Robbie](https://cinepixo.com/people/margot-robbie), [Ben Browning](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-browning), [Tom Ackerley](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-ackerley), [Josey McNamara](https://cinepixo.com/people/josey-mcnamara)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Anthony Willis](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-willis)
- **Director of Photography:** [Benjamin Kračun](https://cinepixo.com/people/benjamin-kracun)
- **Editor:** [Frédéric Thoraval](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederic-thoraval)

## Cast

- [Jennifer Coolidge](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-coolidge)
- [Alfred Molina](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-molina)
- [Molly Shannon](https://cinepixo.com/people/molly-shannon)
- [Chris Lowell](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-lowell)
- [Christopher Mintz-Plasse](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-mintz-plasse)
- [Max Greenfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-greenfield)
- [Sam Richardson](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-richardson)
- [Alison Brie](https://cinepixo.com/people/alison-brie)
- [Adam Brody](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-brody)
- [Connie Britton](https://cinepixo.com/people/connie-britton)
- [Laverne Cox](https://cinepixo.com/people/laverne-cox)
- [Clancy Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/clancy-brown)
- [Steve Monroe](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-monroe)
- [Bo Burnham](https://cinepixo.com/people/bo-burnham) as Ryan
- [Carey Mulligan](https://cinepixo.com/people/carey-mulligan) as Cassandra Thomas

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Official site: https://www.focusfeatures.com/promising-young-woman
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/promising-young-woman-2020
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