Promising Young Woman Jun 2026

: Premiered at Sundance (Jan 2020); U.S. theatrical release Dec 25, 2020. Plot Overview

: By night, she visits bars and feigns extreme intoxication. When "nice guys" take her home under the guise of helping her, she reveals her sobriety and confronts them once they attempt to take advantage of her. The Quest for Justice Promising Young Woman

Cassie’s final plan is meticulous. She poses as a escort to get to Al’s bachelor party, where she drugs his drink. She ties him to a bed and reveals she has a syringe filled with the names and dates of all his victims—a fake serum meant to mimic the paralytic terror of rape. She gives him one chance: confess, or she carves Nina’s name into his chest. He confesses, but he is slippery. The film then delivers its most shocking twist. : Premiered at Sundance (Jan 2020); U