Famous novelist C.S. Lewis is invited by Freud to discuss the existence of God. Lewis had an unusual bond with the mother of his best friend, while Freud had a special relationship with his daughter. These themes are explored in Freud’s Last Session, a recently-released film featuring brilliant performances by Anthony Hopkins and Matthew Goode.

This great movie is based on a Broadway production that captured the attention of theatergoers ten years ago. This time, director Matthew Brown (The Man Who Knew Infinity) and playwright Mark St. Germain collaborated to rework their two-character drama about an imagined discussion between Sigmund Freud and C.S. Lewis over the existence of God.

The film retains that thought-provoking conversation, and at times, it sizzles thanks to the performances of Anthony Hopkins as Freud and Matthew Goode as Lewis. A plethora of flashbacks about Lewis’s First World War experiences, Freud’s intense bond with his daughter Anna, and numerous other subplots continually heighten the core of the narrative bringing new emotions to viewers. The recreation of Freud’s North London house and the depiction of the War make for a sensational and captivating movie.