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Dementia

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Hired as a live-in nurse, a seemingly sweet woman (Kristina Klebe) unleashes her dark side as she torments a Vietnam War veteran (Gene Jones) who has dementia.

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Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com 08/18/2016
3/4
Dementia is a B-grade psychological thriller, but it often aspires to be much more, and as good as the performances are and as tight as the script might be Testin in arguably the chief reason for that. Go to Full Review
Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter 01/04/2016
The pic is compelling for the most part, with Jones' riveting performance as the alternately sympathetic and nasty protagonist anchoring the proceedings. Go to Full Review
Noel Murray Los Angeles Times 12/10/2015
"Dementia" is the rare low-budget suspense movie that values performance and character over hooky concepts and cheap thrills. Go to Full Review
Emma Wolfe SpookyAstronauts 04/30/2021
5/10
Though the ending is quite sudden I think that everything kind of undid itself in a way that was interesting, different, unpredictable but also a little bit infuriating... It also does break down a lot of stereotypes in our movies. Go to Full Review
Deirdre Crimmins Film Thrills 08/20/2018
Nothing here is new or particularly interesting, but it is well done. Jones, Cilella, and Klebe are all far better than the predictable film anticipates, and each of them fully embrace the role and make it their their own. Go to Full Review
Chris Alexander ShockTillYouDrop.com 05/20/2016
As good as Dementia is, its chief strength lies in [Gene] Jones' mesmerizing performance. Go to Full Review
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Ted B @Movieaddicted 09/20/2023 3.0 stars; Spooky movies that don't involve ghosts and/or demons, but rely on evil/psychotic people scare me much more than stories that have to rely on those types of gimmicks. Kristina Kiebe does a creditable job as a psycho, and Gene Jones as well as the hapless (?) victim, to make the film compelling. I loved the surprising story twist at the end. I felt it raised the movie from Drive-In to Theater quality for me. See more Emilliano Jr S 06/29/2023 Story was so simple, predictable but will keep you hangin at what will happen at end. See more mauro l 09/09/2018 Mediocre with a conclusive ethical plot twist. (Mauro Lanari) See more farah r @Farah 01/30/2017 It's difficult to put to words exactly how this movie was. On one hand, the performances were decent and the plot line somewhat compelling. On the other hand however, it was just too slow paced for good suspense. I also wouldn't call it a horror; it's more of a thriller with a bad ending. There was so much potential that could've made Dementia a great movie. See more 01/24/2017 interesting story line See more 11/13/2016 slow and predictable with not a single likeable character See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Hired as a live-in nurse, a seemingly sweet woman (Kristina Klebe) unleashes her dark side as she torments a Vietnam War veteran (Gene Jones) who has dementia.
Director
Mike Testin
Producer
J.D. Lifshitz, Raphael Margules
Screenwriter
Meredith Berg
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
BoulderLight Pictures
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 4, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 27, 2017
Runtime
1h 30m
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