I recently watched the 2023 movie Anatomy of a Fall. I thought it was an excellent mystery / crime drama show, and really enjoyed the great acting and intense plot. If you like slow burn movies with lots of cerebral tension then I suggest you give this one a try.

Anatomy of a Fall came out in 2024, and I remember seeing the trailer in a theatre, which made me want to watch the whole show. I hadn't gotten around to seeing it yet, but when I saw Project Hail Mary last month, with Sandra Hüller's awesome acting, I was reminded of this one.

The movie, in which the dialogue is in both English and French, takes place in the French Alps near the city of Grenoble. It follows a couple and their young 11 year old son Daniel. When Daniel stumbles upon his dead father, Samuel, suspicion is immediately cast on the mother, Sandra - since she was the only other person in the home when he died. Over the course of the show things look worse and worse for Sandra as the detectives and attorneys try to decide if Samuel's death was a suicide or a murder. Poor Daniel is caught in the middle as he not only becomes the main witness, but also learns some terrible truths about his parents as well.

This was a super interesting movie to watch, and kept me engaged throughout the whole thing. The acting was terrific all around, but exceptionally great by Sandra Hüller as the mother, Milo Machado-Graner as Daniel, Swann Arlaud as Sandra's attorney, and Antoine Reinartz as the advocate general.

Of course I much prefer this type of thought-provoking movie over action flicks, so if you do too then I highly recommend this one. Now I've seen two movies with superb acting by Sandra Hüller - I'm going to have to find some more with her in them!

You can get more details about Anatomy of a Fall at IMDb.