Character Relationship Map: Becoming

Characters

• Alex (played by Toby Kebbell) — protagonist

  Alex is Lisa Corrigan’s partner and one of the film’s central characters. After Lisa discovers his summer affair, she leaves him, but he later apologizes and returns to her. At her parents’ barbecue,...

• Lisa Corrigan (played by Penelope Mitchell) — protagonist

  Lisa is Alex’s partner and the focus of the film’s relationship and supernatural threat. Uneasy about introducing Alex to her family, she later leaves him after learning of his affair and stays with J...

• Angela Corrigan (played by Beth Broderick) — supporting

  Angela is Lisa Corrigan’s mother and one of the parents hosting a barbecue. Lisa feels uneasy about introducing Alex to her family, particularly her mother, and Alex urges Lisa not to judge Angela too...

• Justin Moore (played by Stephen Rider) — supporting

  Justin is Lisa Corrigan’s first boyfriend. After discovering Alex’s summer affair, Lisa leaves Alex and stays with Justin. His connection to Lisa places him in the aftermath of the couple’s breakup, a...

• Greg Corrigan (played by John Newberg) — supporting

  Greg is Lisa Corrigan’s father and Angela Corrigan’s husband. He and Angela host the barbecue where Alex gives a warm toast to Lisa and their future together. The summary identifies the gathering as a...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Lisa Corrigan → Greg Corrigan (Family Father And Daughter) — Greg is identified as Lisa's father and hosts the family barbecue where Alex gives a toast to Lisa and their future.

  The barbecue is hosted by Lisa's parents, Greg Corrigan and Angela Corrigan.

• Lisa Corrigan → Angela Corrigan (Family Mother And Daughter) — Lisa's apprehension about introducing Alex to Angela establishes tension around the family meeting, though the reference does not describe a direct confrontation between them.

  Lisa is uneasy about introducing Alex to her family, especially her mother, Angela Corrigan; Angela later hosts a barbecue with Lisa's father.

• Lisa Corrigan → Justin Moore (Former Romantic Partners) — Lisa turns to her first boyfriend after ending things with Alex, though the reference gives no further account of their relationship.

  After leaving Alex, Lisa stays with Justin, whom the plot identifies as her first boyfriend.

• Alex → Lisa Corrigan (Romantic Partners) — Their relationship moves from affectionate travel companions to separation after Alex's infidelity, then to an uneasy reunion shadowed by the possibility that the Alex with Lisa is not really him.

  They travel together and discuss their future. After Lisa learns Alex had an affair, they separate; later, she chooses to be with him again.

Story Analysis

A couple's strained journey intersects with disturbing accounts of family violence, while an uncanny identity threat makes their reunion uncertain.

Plot Progression

1. Kevin's Pattern of Violence — Kevin investigates cases in which men turn violently against their families. Survivor accounts and his conversation with a reporter establish a disturbing pattern.
2. A Journey Toward Family — Alex and Lisa travel together, joke, and discuss their future. Lisa's anxiety about introducing Alex to her family gives their trip an undercurrent of unease.
3. A Report Hits Close — The couple encounters Glen Hemming, whose family tragedy is later reported as murder-suicide. The news makes the cases Kevin is collecting feel increasingly relevant to their journey.
4. Betrayal and Separation — Lisa discovers Alex's affair and leaves him, staying with her first boyfriend, Justin. Alex finds her and apologizes, but she is initially unwilling to forgive him.
5. The Uncertain Reunion — A man resembling Alex uses Lisa's private nickname, makes unsettling claims, and threatens to return. Lisa later chooses to be with Alex again, but his behavior at the family barbecue leaves his ident...