Fletcher Film Series - "Promising Young Woman" (HAG)

Washington County Free Library welcomes you to the Fletcher Film Series. Each month, we bring you films based around a central theme. If you're not into Valentine's Day and think that "Love Stinks", you may enjoy our selection of alternative Valentine's Day films.

Note: The film series is intended for older teens and adults. Children under the age of 17 should be accompanied by an adult. 

No registration required. Water and popcorn will be served.

Our second film this month is the 2020 drama "Promising Young Woman". Pushing thirty, and defined by the sexual assault and subsequent suicide of her bosom friend, Nina, emotionally scarred medical school dropout Cassie knows firsthand that some wounds never heal. Leading an uneventful existence, still living with her parents, waiting tables at a cheap coffee shop to earn a living, Cassie has found the perfect way to deal with the painful past--at night, she frequents the local bars and nightclubs, pretending to be dead-drunk, utterly helpless and vulnerable. And, every week, lethally beautiful Cassie is on the prowl for all sorts of nocturnal predators and other wolves in sheep's clothing, who are unaware that, sometimes, the hunter can become the prey. Then, Ryan, a kindly and caring old classmate who is the bee's knees, enters the picture, and just like that, Cassie wants out. However, everybody knows that breaking bad habits is easier said than done. Could Ryan be the one?

Starring: Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, and Alison Brie

Run Time: 1 hour and 53 minutes

Rated R for strong violence including sexual assault, language throughout, some sexual material and drug use

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