Atrabilious is a 2023 American comedy mystery thriller film written and directed by William Atticus Parker, in his second directorial effort, and starring Leon Addison Brown, Whoopi Goldberg, and Alec Baldwin.
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Cast
Leon Addison Brown as Steven Joyner
Whoopi Goldberg as Andrea Hart
Alec Baldwin as Proctor Carlisle
Jeffrey Wright as Vincent Daugherty
Mark Boone Junior as Eduard Gillespie
Lewis Black as Roy Altman
Evan Jonigkeit as Raphael Clearwater
Joel de la Fuente as Mark Nava
David Pittu as Dominick Calderon
Andy Karl as Greg Meyers
Ward Horton as Miles Zimmerman
Hunter Parrish as Milo Kramer
Brooks Ashmanskas as Todd Jenkins
Dan Finnerty as Levi Whitaker
Brandon Burton as Neil Joyner
Steven Maier as Bradley Atkinson
Production
Filming wrapped in October 2022. The film was shot in New York City. Collider compared the "A-class" casting of the film and its "minuscule budget" to those of the still-teenager director's first feature effort, Forty Winks.
Release
The film was released on Amazon Prime in the United States on July 18, 2025.
Reception
The film has an 83% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on six reviews.
Bobby LePire of Film Threat rated the film a 9.5 out of 10 and wrote, "But if one doesn’t mind some odd moments, then Parker’s motion picture will scratch that neo-noir itch in the best possible way."
Michael Talbot-Haynes, also of Film Threat, rated the film a 7 out of 10 and wrote, "Sure, Atrabilious has flaws and shortcomings, but the promise shown here is unmistakable."
High on Films wrote it was "[a]n intriguing premise marred by lackluster execution". Another review praised the "gritty" atmosphere of the film but admitted the plotline could be confusing.