Sharp Corner

A family — consisting of husband Josh Ben Foster, wife Rachel Davis-McCall Cobie Smulders, and 6-year-old son Max William Kosovic — moves into a new house. One night, a car swerves off the road and crashes into a tree in their front yard, unsettling the family and Josh in particular.

Josh is revealed to have been passed up for a promotion at work, which Rachel attributes to an unambitious attitude. Josh continues to watch the road in front of the family’s house, fixated. Eventually there is another car accident, and Josh watches the man in the car die from his injuries. Josh takes the dead man’s phone and looks through its contents. He attends the man’s funeral, at which he has a conversation with the man’s adult daughter, giving her the false impression that he knew the man well. The daughter says she tries to remind herself that everything is in God’s plan and that there’s a purpose to people’s suffering. Josh subtly refutes this idea, suggesting that people are just in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Josh proceeds to learn CPR and to buy a CPR doll. Rachel, disturbed by the car accidents and concerned for the mental health of Max, wants to sell the house and relocate.

There is another accident in front of the house, which Josh comes across as he is driving home with Max. He sees a body being loaded onto a stretcher and CPR being administered, and he is told to move aside. During a therapy session, Josh regrets not being there to save the victim and insists that the victim would still be alive if he had been there to help when the crash first occurred.

Josh and Rachel put the house up for sale, but Josh secretly repels potential buyers. Josh is soon fired from his job and is divorced by Rachel.

One night, during a bout of rain, Josh notes the slipperiness of the road in front of the house. He further wets the road with a hose and saws down a road sign, indicating that he desires another car to crash. After a short while that night, there is another accident. Josh saves the woman from the overturned car and administers CPR, successfully resuscitating her.

Overall, the film traces Josh’s downward spiral, driven by grief and a dangerous fixation, turning a quiet street into a stage for a deadly pattern even as a tense rescue underscores the high cost of his actions.

Last Updated: October 01, 2025 at 13:04