Synopsis
Dark Horse (2012) is a tragicomedy from Todd Solondz that you can watch online on iFILM. Abe is a man pushing forty who still lives with his parents and coasts through a job at his father's company.
He spends his money on collectible toys and nurses a grudge against a world he's sure has shortchanged him. At a wedding he meets Miranda, a deflated woman who moved back home after her writing career fizzled. She agrees to marry him almost out of exhaustion. Two stalled lives, one doomed engagement — nothing here goes smoothly. Jordan Gelber plays Abe, Selma Blair is Miranda, with Christopher Walken and Mia Farrow as his parents.
Solondz, who made Happiness and Welcome to the Dollhouse, sticks to his lane: cringe, deadpan cruelty, and sympathy laced with mockery. The line between Abe's reality and his daydreams keeps blurring on purpose. It won't click for everyone, but if you're tuned to its sour view of suburban America, it lands hard. Stream Dark Horse (2012) online on iFILM.
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