In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff (Joaquin Phoenix) and mayor (Pedro Pascal) sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico.

Eddington is a 2025 Western thriller directed by Ari Aster and starring Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal, set in the small town of Eddington, New Mexico, in the summer of 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.