A Private Life(2026)

Sony Pictures Classics

R
Rated R for some sexual content, graphic nudity, language and brief violence.
1h 47m

Release Date: Jan 16, 2026 | Limited

5.9

The renowned psychiatrist Lilian Steiner mounts a private investigation into the death of one of her patients, whom she is convinced has been murdered.

Releases

Original Release | Jan 16, 2026

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Box Office Results

Updated as of May 17, 2026 11:21 AM ET

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$66,912
Total US & Canada:
$1,421,315
Total International
$7,878,151
Total Worldwide:
$9,299,466

Current Showtimes

orround

Sat Jun 13
Sun Jun 14
Mon Jun 15
Tue Jun 16
Wed Jun 17
Thu Jun 18
Fri Jun 19

Director & Top Cast

Rebecca Zlotowski
Director

Jodie Foster
Lilian Steiner

Daniel Auteuil
Gabriel Haddad

Virginie Efira
Paula Cohen-Solal

Mathieu Amalric
Simon Cohen-Solal

Vincent Lacoste
Julien Haddad-Park

Luàna Bajrami

Valérie Cohen-Solal

Noam Morgensztern

Pierre Hallan, le patient fumeur

Sophie Guillemin

Jessica Grangé, l'hypnotiseuse

Frederick Wiseman

Dr. Goldstein

Aurore Clément

Perle Friedman

Irène Jacob

Vera

Park Ji-min

Vanessa Haddad-Park

Jean Chevalier

Cameron

Emma Ravier

Paula 20 ans

Scott Agnesi Delpapierre

Le voisin

Lucas Bléger

Jacky Tiffou, l'homme à la veillée

Jérôme Lenôtre

Homme du bus

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: Dolby 5.1

Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: France

Language: French,English,German,Yiddish

Summaries

Storyline

Dr. Lilian Steiner, an American psychoanalyst in Paris, is devastated to learn that her client Paula has taken her own life. Or has she? Visits from Paula's furious widower, Simon, and taciturn daughter Valérie, along with the discovery that files have been stolen from Lilian's office, suggest that Paula may have fallen victim to foul play. Assisted by her ex-husband Gabriel, Lilian undertakes some amateur sleuthing. Her initial investigations prompt more questions than answers until a session with a hypnotherapist causes Lilian to wonder whether her relationship with Paula began in a previous incarnation. — Canon y mus

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