Go See Challengers With Your Secretly Rich Friends

When we meet Patrick Zweig, played by Josh O’Connor, in Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers, it’s abundantly clear that this guy needs money. His credit card is denied at a dumpy motel, he is salivating for a bite of the totally-not-product-placed Dunkin’ bagel sandwich, and his white Honda is trashed. He always seems to be looking for somewhere to sleep and looking out for free food and drinks, but we’re told explicitly that this man comes from money; he just won’t use it.