The Estate

Nov 4, 2022

1h 36m

★ 5.4

Where there's a will there's a war.

Overview

Down-on-her-luck divorcee Macey and her fickle sister Savanna attempt to win over their terminally ill, difficult-to-please Aunt Hilda in hopes of becoming the beneficiaries of her wealthy estate, only to find the rest of their greedy family members have the same idea.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Signature Films

Pretty Matches Productions

Capstone Pictures

The Estate Trailers

Cast

Macey

Toni Collette

Savanna

Anna Faris

Richard

David Duchovny

Beatrice

Rosemarie DeWitt

Aunt Hilda Beauchamp

Kathleen Turner

James

Ron Livingston

Ellen

Keyla Monterroso Mejia

Bill

Danny Vinson

Geoff

Gichi Gamba

Diane

Patricia French

Doctor

Kim Baptiste

Lawyer

Billy Slaughter

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