A Mistake

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A Mistake

Released Sep 20, 2024

1h 41m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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Elizabeth is a gifted surgeon--the only female consultant at her hospital. But while operating on a young woman, something goes horribly wrong. In the midst of a new scheme to publicly report surgeons' performance, her colleagues begin to close ranks, and Elizabeth's life is thrown into disarray. Tough and abrasive, Elizabeth has survived and succeeded in this most demanding field. But can she survive a single mistake?

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Claudia Puig

FilmWeek (LAist)

A provocative and engrossing psychological character study.

Oct 9, 2024

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

Though not a knockout, the director’s return affirms her knack for intelligent adult drama, here hinging on issues of medical ethics and bureaucracy.

Sep 23, 2024

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David Rooney

The Hollywood Reporter

While the movie might be too unwaveringly downbeat in tone for some audiences, A Mistake functions as both an empathetic character study and a thoughtful examination of professional ethics, culpability and forgiveness...

Jun 10, 2024

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Terry Staunton

Radio Times

Banks projects the human heart of the story.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 17, 2025

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James Croot

The Post NZ

It’s not that this is a cinematic misadventure, more it never gets out of second-gear, covering similar thematic ground to the brilliant This is Going to Hurt, but without reaching anywhere near the emotional heights – or devastation – that delivered.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 14, 2024

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Joel Copling

Spectrum Culture

Medical drama A Mistake has an emotionally compelling story but is full of glaringly manipulative plot contrivances.

Sep 24, 2024

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AR

acting was outstanding and the topic riveting

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/29/24

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Duane

The main plot seemed like it should be the subplot to another issue in the movie OR, there should be something else going on. It just seemed like it had a lot of dead space. The acting and actors showed up though, no doubt.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/23/24

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When is the jig up?

Was a brooding, angst filled movie - unfortunately did paint a fairly true picture of hospital administrators in many areas of the world (they represent the company, not the worker bees). No action shots, not bloody shoot outs, just day to day reality in healthcare. A definite glimpse into the future of healthcare in the US (everyone has a time limit, there is only so much money to go around, hard choices to be made - does this person live or does this individual let go with dignity, to die).

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/22/24

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bob c

Better than usual Kiwi drama with some good US and UK actors. Lame conclusion, but.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/11/25

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Piper R

Maybe I missed something. Appendicitis is on the right side, not the left. Then we find out she dies of sepsis from an IUD infection. Parents didn’t request an autopsy???

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/22/25

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Yuriria M

Great movie, simple and profound at the same time. I loved the acting and how the menu character grow throughout the medical tragedy. It’s entertaining and inspirational at the same time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/10/25

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Synopsis

Elizabeth is a gifted surgeon--the only female consultant at her hospital. But while operating on a young woman, something goes horribly wrong. In the midst of a new scheme to publicly report surgeons' performance, her colleagues begin to close ranks, and Elizabeth's life is thrown into disarray. Tough and abrasive, Elizabeth has survived and succeeded in this most demanding field. But can she survive a single mistake?

Director: Christine Jeffs
Producer: Matthew Metcalfe, Christine Jeffs
Screenwriter: Christine Jeffs, Christine Jeffs
Distributor: Quiver Distribution
Production Co: New Zealand Film Commission, Ingenious Media, General Film Corporation
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 20, 2024, Limited
Runtime: 1h 41m

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