Drama
United States of America
Rabbit Hole is a drama film released in 2010, directed by John Cameron Mitchell, and based on the play of the same name by David Lindsay-Abaire. The movie explores the life of a married couple, Becca and Howie Corbett, who are still struggling to cope with the death of their four-year-old son eight months after the accident.
Becca (Nicole Kidman) is a former executive who has quit her job, while Howie (Aaron Eckhart) is a successful executive trying to keep things together. The couple is dealing with their grief in different ways. Becca is stoic, numb, and trying to move on, while Howie is holding out hope that they can hold their marriage together and have another child.
Things take an ugly turn when Becca starts to become increasingly obsessed with the teenage driver who killed their son. She begins to travel to the scene of the accident, fixated on the place where her son died. Her obsession alienates her from her husband, sister, and mother.
As Becca confronts her grief, she decides to reach out to Jason (Miles Teller), the teenage driver, who is also struggling with his guilt and grief. Together they work through their issues and begin to find a way forward.
The movie handles the sensitive subject matter of grief with grace and realism. The performances of Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart are both critically acclaimed, and the story is a stark reminder that sometimes the only way to move forward is to embrace our grief and take that first step towards healing.
