Philip Clark is a psychiatrist who lives a strained, distant life with his wife Grace and daughter Lucy, who are all struggling to cope with grief associated with the death of the younger child, Evan, after a car accident three years prior.

Dr. Vanessa Fanning confronts Philip for the unconventional methods he employed to help Daphne, which included confiding in her things that he had never shared with his family.

James also befriends Lucy, who has a history of discipline and drug problems stemming from her grief over losing her brother, and they soon form a romantic connection.

Lucy expresses a desire to run away, and James persuades her to pack her bags so they can do so together, but then later ignores her phone calls, leaving her heartbroken.

He purposely misses a turn and begins driving erratically, then knocks Grace unconscious as she attempts to alert Philip.

Philip receives a call from Dr. Toth who tells him that James admitted himself to a psychiatry facility due to auditory hallucinations.

[4] In October 2019, it was announced Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Sam Claflin and Veronica Ferres were cast in the film, and that Christine Jeffs would be directing.

[7] In March 2021, Vertical Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film,[8] and set its release in US theaters and on VOD for April 2, 2021.

The website's critics consensus reads: "Despite the A-list talent involved, Every Breath You Take never amounts to much more than a thuddingly familiar psychological thriller".