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Choke

Choke

Comedy · Drama · 2008

A sex-addicted con-man pays for his mother's hospital bills by playing on the sympathies of those who rescue him from choking to death.

Movie details

Choke

“If this movie doesn’t touch you, go ahead and touch yourself.”

2008 Comedy · Drama 1h 32m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.4 / 10

34.6K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

56 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

47 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.1 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

A sex-addicted con-man pays for his mother's hospital bills by playing on the sympathies of those who rescue him from choking to death.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Choke?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Clark Gregg

Written by

Clark Gregg

Sam Rockwell

Sam Rockwell

Victor Mancini

Anjelica Huston

Anjelica Huston

Ida J. Mancini

Kelly Macdonald

Kelly Macdonald

Paige Marshall

Brad William Henke

Brad William Henke

Denny

Clark Gregg

Clark Gregg

Lord High Charlie

Bijou Phillips

Bijou Phillips

Ursula

Gillian Jacobs

Gillian Jacobs

Cherry Daiquiri / Beth

Court is in session

Put Choke on trial.

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

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.