Atrabilious

Atrabilious is a 2025 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.

Atrabilious
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Directed by	William Atticus Parker
Written by	William Atticus Parker
Produced by	William Atticus Parker Sabina Friedman-Seitz
Starring	Leon Addison Brown Whoopi Goldberg Alec Baldwin Jeffrey Wright Mark Boone Junior Lewis Black Evan Jonigkeit Joel de la Fuente David Pittu
Cinematography	William Atticus Parker
Edited by	William Atticus Parker
Music by	Iain Condron
Production company	River Styx Productions
Distributed by	Buffalo 8
Release date	July 18, 2025 (2025-07-18)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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 Gillepsie
• 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.^[1] The film was shot in New York City.^[2] Collider compared the 'A-class" casting of the film and its "minusucle budget" to those of the still-teenager director's first feature effort, Forty Winks.^[3]

Release

The film was released in the United States on July 18, 2025.^[4]

Reception

The film has a 80% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on five reviews.^[5]

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."^[6]

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."^[7]

High on films wrote it was, "An intriguing premise marred by lackluster execution".^[8] Another review praised the 'gritty' atmosphere of the film but admitted the plotline could be confusing.^[9]