A disfigured woman is hired as an assistant to a fading Hollywood star, who has become obsessed with her dead mother and is determined to recreate her most famous film role. Meanwhile, a teen idol goes off the rails under the influence of his overbearing parents and a chauffeur harbours dreams of becoming a writer. David Cronenberg's drama, starring Julianne Moore, Mia Wasikowska, John Cusack and Robert Pattinson