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Side Effects

Side Effects

Thriller · Crime · Drama · 2013

A woman turns to prescription medication as a way of handling her anxiety concerning her husband's upcoming release from prison.

Movie details

Side Effects

“One pill can change your life.”

2013 Thriller · Crime · Drama 1h 46m

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TMDB

6.6 / 10

Community rating

A woman turns to prescription medication as a way of handling her anxiety concerning her husband's upcoming release from prison.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Steven Soderbergh

Written by

Scott Z. Burns

Rooney Mara

Rooney Mara

Emily Taylor

Jude Law

Jude Law

Jonathan Banks

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Dr. Victoria Siebert

Channing Tatum

Channing Tatum

Martin Taylor

Vinessa Shaw

Vinessa Shaw

Dierdre Banks

Ann Dowd

Ann Dowd

Mrs. Taylor

Polly Draper

Polly Draper

Eileen Spicer

Court is in session

Put Side Effects on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.