Rebecca (2020 film)

Rebecca
Official release poster
Directed by	Ben Wheatley
Screenplay by	Jane Goldman Joe Shrapnel Anna Waterhouse
Based on	Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Produced by	Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Nira Park
Starring	Lily James Armie Hammer Kristin Scott Thomas Keeley Hawes Ann Dowd Sam Riley
Cinematography	Laurie Rose
Edited by	Jonathan Amos
Music by	Clint Mansell
Production companies	Working Title Films Big Talk Productions
Distributed by	Netflix
Release date	16 October 2020 (2020-10-16) (United Kingdom)
Running time	121 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Rebecca is a 2020 British romantic thriller film directed by Ben Wheatley from a screenplay by Jane Goldman, Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse. Based on the 1938 novel Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, the film stars Lily James, Armie Hammer, Kristin Scott Thomas, Keeley Hawes, Ann Dowd, and Sam Riley. The film is about the intrigues that arise after a young woman marries a wealthy widower whose first wife, Rebecca, died in a mysterious boating accident.

The film was released in select theatres on 16 October 2020, and digitally on Netflix five days later. It received negative reviews from critics, who compared the film unfavourably to the 1940 version directed by Alfred Hitchcock.