Character Relationships in Eddington

Joe Cross (played by Joaquin Phoenix) is a protagonist in Eddington. Local sheriff who opposes pandemic lockdowns and runs against incumbent Mayor Ted Garcia. His campaign escalates into violence as he falsely accuses Ted of assaulting his wife, murders Ted and his son, and frames his deputy. After surviving a terrorist attack that leaves him paralyzed and brain-damaged, he is elected mayor while being cared for by his mother-in-law. Officer Butterfly Jimenez (played by William Belleau) appears in Eddington. Ted Garcia (played by Pedro Pascal) appears in Eddington. Incumbent mayor of Eddington running for re-election on a pro-data center platform. He clashes with Sheriff Joe Cross, is slapped by him, and is subsequently murdered by Joe, whose body is staged to appear as an Antifa attack. Vernon Jefferson Peak (played by Austin Butler) appears in Eddington.

Character Relationship Map: Eddington

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Characters

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

Story Analysis

A local political dispute mutates into conspiracy, murder, social collapse, and an unsettling electoral victory.

Plot Progression

  1. Mandates and Mayoral Ambition
  2. Conspiracies and Accusations
  3. Murder and Investigation
  4. Fire and Collapse
  5. A Damaged Victory

Directed by Ari Aster

Eddington (2025) · 6.5/10 · comedy, crime, western

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