Leave the World Behind

About Leave the World Behind

A family's getaway to a luxurious rental home takes an ominous turn when a cyberattack knocks out their devices—and two strangers appear at their door.

Sam Esmail's Leave the World Behind is a 2023 mystery thriller film. Released in November 2023, it runs 140 minutes.

Its themes are anxious, vacation, frightened, and apocalypse. It is adapted from a novel.

Julia Roberts takes the lead as Amanda Sandford, Ethan Hawke as Clay Sandford, Mahershala Ali as G.H. Scott, and Myha'la as Ruth Scott. The screenplay is by Sam Esmail. It was produced by Esmail Corp and Red Om Films. In the United States it streams on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads.

The Virgin Suicides, Iron Lung, and A Quiet Place Part II make useful companions to Leave the World Behind, all filed under disheartening and family. TMDB voters put it at 6.4 out of 10 across 3,504 votes and it carries a R rating.