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The Infernal Machine

The Infernal Machine

Thriller · Mystery · 2022

Reclusive and controversial author Bruce Cogburn is drawn out of hiding by an obsessive fan, forcing the novelist to confront a past that he thought he could escape, and to account for events set in motion by his bestseller decades earlier. Cogburn's search for who is behind the manipulation and mental torment he encounters leads to an emotional roller-coaster ride full of fear and danger, where things are not always as clear as they seem to be, and where past deeds can have dire consequences.

Movie details

The Infernal Machine

“What he created will destroy him.”

2022 Thriller · Mystery 1h 47m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.3 / 10

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Reclusive and controversial author Bruce Cogburn is drawn out of hiding by an obsessive fan, forcing the novelist to confront a past that he thought he could escape, and to account for events set in motion by his bestseller decades earlier. Cogburn's search for who is behind the manipulation and mental torment he encounters leads to an emotional roller-coaster ride full of fear and danger, where things are not always as clear as they seem to be, and where past deeds can have dire consequences.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Andrew Hunt

Written by

Andrew Hunt

Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce

Bruce Cogburn

Alice Eve

Alice Eve

Officer Higgins

Jeremy Davies

Jeremy Davies

Elijah Barett

Alex Pettyfer

Alex Pettyfer

Dwight Tufford

Iris Cayatte

Iris Cayatte

Us Marshall Perez

R

Rachel De Fontes

Copy Store Clerk

Ana Lopes

Ana Lopes

Woman at DCC

Court is in session

Put The Infernal Machine on trial.

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

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.