Windfall - Movie Details

Windfall

2022 1h 32m English 5.7

Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

A wealthy CEO and his wife come to their vacation home only to discover someone in the middle of robbing it. The CEO agrees to give the robber money and forget about the ordeal without calling the police, but the robber locks them in a sauna. Returning to his car, the robber spots a camera recording him. He returns to the house and confronts the couple. The robber also asks for $500,000 in cash. The CEO calls his assistant, who tells him that the money will arrive the following day.Several conversations between the trio clarify that the CEO and his wife are in a strained relationship, although the CEO looks forward to having children. At night, the wife tells the robber that she is not happy with her life; the robber tells her to stop calling herself a victim for marrying a man for his wealth. The next day, the CEO accuses the robber of being an employee made redundant by the algorithm he has invented, which aids companies undergoing downsizing. A gardener arrives to work in the house. He takes the trio outside and talks to the CEO about planting an oak tree. The CEO writes the gardener a note using his sketch of the garden. The robber takes notice and orders the gardener to enter the house. His wife and the robber criticize the CEO for jeopardizing another person's life.After a few hours, the CEO finally breaks. He belittles the robber and claims he will do nothing to them because his life is meaningless. After the robber shoots a warning shot, the gardener tries to escape. The gardener trips and falls through a glass door, and a shard of glass pierces his neck, killing him.The money is left in front of the house. The wife retrieves it. She sees a passing car but does not signal it before returning inside. The robber ties up the CEO and his wife in different rooms. The robber admits to the CEO that he wanted to know what it was like to live like a rich person. He reveals to the CEO that his wife is taking birth control pills. The wife cuts herself free and kills the robber with a small statue. She also shoots her husband dead, plants the gun in the robber's hand, and leaves the property.