The Trouble with Jessica

Two upper middle class British couples find themselves having to hide a dead body in order to protect the value of the property that is about to be sold.{{cite web|url= https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a44724289/indira-varma-trouble-with-jessica-release-date/|website=Digital Spy|accessdate=3 April 2024|title= Game of Thrones star's new movie confirms UK release date|first=Robert|last=Mann|date=3 August 2023}}

• Shirley Henderson as Sarah
• Alan Tudyk as Tom
• Rufus Sewell as Richard
• Olivia Williams as Beth
• Indira Varma as Jessica
• Anne Reid as Miranda
• Sylvester Groth as Klaus

The film is directed by Matt Winn and is written by James Handel and Matt Winn. It is produced by Sarah Sulick for Bright Pictures, Yes Repeat No, Relevate Ventures.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/global/rufus-sewell-the-trouble-with-jessica-trailer-berlin-1235509090/|website=Variety|accessdate=3 April 2024|date= February 1, 2023|title=Berlin-Bound Rufus Sewell-Starrer 'The Trouble With Jessica' Debuts First Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)|first=K.J.|last=Yossman}} Filming took place in London in 2022.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/rufus-sewell-olivia-williams-trouble-with-jessica-1235112380|website=Variety|accessdate=3 April 2024|date= May 12, 2022|title=Rufus Sewell, Shirley Henderson Set for Comedy 'The Trouble With Jessica,' Parkland Launch Sales (EXCLUSIVE)|first=K.J.|last=Yossman}} A first trailer was released in February 2023.{{cite web|url= https://collider.com/the-trouble-with-jessica-trailer/|website=Collider|accessdate=3 April 2024|title= 'The Trouble With Jessica' Trailer: Indira Varma Causes Chaos at Dinner|first=Simbiat|last=Ayoola|date=1 February 2023}}

Henderson said she was attracted to the project by the writing, describing it as "lovely writing. It’s dark, cutting, sharp humour, and not necessarily comfortable humour, but it makes you laugh".{{cite web|first=Meg|last=Walters|website=Stylist|accessdate=3 April 2024|url=https://www.stylist.co.uk/entertainment/film/shirley-henderson-interview-the-trouble-with-jessica/858931|title= The quiet ferocity of Shirley Henderson: the Harry Potter and Bridget Jones actor tells Stylist about finding her voice|date=2 April 2024}}

The film was shown at the Dinard Film Festival in September 2023.{{cite web|url= https://www.screendaily.com/news/dinard-2023-line-up-includes-the-old-oak-the-zone-of-interest-scrapper/5185429.article|website=Screen Daily|accessdate=3 April 2024|title= Dinard 2023 line-up includes 'The Old Oak', 'The Zone Of Interest', 'Scrapper'|first=Mona|last=Tabbara|date=31 August 2023}} The film had its North American premiere at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in January 2024. {{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/awards/news/palm-springs-international-film-festival-2024-lineup-1235821293/|date= December 5, 2023|accessdate=3 April 2024|website=Variety|title=

Palm Springs International Film Festival to Open With 'Wicked Little Letters,' Full Lineup Announced|first=Valerie|last= Wu }}

It has a UK cinema release date of 5 April 2024.{{cite web|url= https://www.comedy.co.uk/film/the-trouble-with-jessica/|website=Comedy.co.uk|accessdate=3 April 2024|title=The Trouble with Jessica}}

Ed Potton in The Times wrote that the ensemble cast "performances teeter enjoyably between drama and comedy” and added that some of the details in the script are "hilariously telling".{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/film/article/the-trouble-with-jessica-review-smug-london-satire-is-full-of-zingers-kb90vqrf8|website=The Times|title= The Trouble with Jessica review — smug London satire is full of zingers |date=3 April 2024|access-date=4 April 2024}} Cath Clarke in The Guardian praised the performance of Shirley Henderson but "wasn’t totally convinced by the dialogue".{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/apr/02/the-trouble-with-jessica-review-shirley-henderson-indira-varma-rufus-sewell-olivia-williams|website=The Guardian|first=Cath|last=Clarke|date=2 April 2024|accessdate=3 April 2024|title= The Trouble With Jessica review – Shirley Henderson leads satire on London liberals}} Clarrise Loughrey in The Independent said that the film understands "that the basics of farce are concerned less with the specifics of narrative and more with the ushering of a willing and talented troupe towards unbridled chaos."{{cite news|first=Clarrise|last=Loughrey|date=5 April 2024|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/the-trouble-with-jessica-review-b2522296.html|title=The Trouble with Jessica review: Insufferable rich people conceal a dead body in this chaotic farce|newspaper=The Independent |accessdate=9 April 2024}}

It was the winner of the Special Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the Dinard Festival of British Cinema in September 2023.{{cite web|url=https://lemagcinema.fr/festivalgb/dinardgb/dinard2023us/the-winners-of-the-34th-dinard-british-film-festival-dffb2023/|website=lemagcinema.fr|title= The winners of the 34th Dinard British Film Festival |date=1 October 2023|accessdate=3 April 2024}}

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