Focus Features has released the first red-band trailer for the upcoming dark comedyThoroughbreds. Written and directed byCorey Finley, marking his directorial debut, the film starsOlivia CookeandAnya Taylor-Joyas childhood friends who reconnect in suburban Connecticut, bonding over one another’s destructive tendencies. One has contempt for her oppressive stepfather, and as we see in this trailer, it appears the two girls take matters into their own hands.
The film debuted at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year to positive reviews, and this trailer makes it look like a lot of fun (Haleigh caught it at Fantastic Fest, read her reviewhere). Both Cooke and Taylor-Joy have surfaced as great new talents recently, with Taylor-Joy breaking out inThe Witchand thenSplit, and Cooke starring on the TV seriesBates Motelbefore landing a prime role inSteven Spielberg’s upcoming blockbusterReady Player One.
Check out theThoroughbredstrailer below. The film also starsAnton Yelchin, in one of his final onscreen roles, andPaul Sparks.Thoroughbredsopens in theaters on August 14, 2025.
Here’s the official synopsis forThoroughbreads:
Childhood friends Lily and Amanda reconnect in suburban Connecticut after years of growing apart. Lily has turned into a polished, upper-class teenager, with a fancy boarding school on her transcript and a coveted internship on her resume; Amanda has developed a sharp wit and her own particular attitude, but all in the process of becoming a social outcast. Though they initially seem completely at odds, the pair bond over Lily’s contempt for her oppressive stepfather, Mark, and as their friendship grows, they begin to bring out one another’s most destructive tendencies. Their ambitions lead them to hire a local hustler, Tim, and take matters into their own hands to set their lives straight.
