Empathy

Play trailer

Empathy

Released Jan 21, 2004

1h 36m

Drama

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

71%

Tomatometer

14 Reviews

Popcornmeter

50+ Ratings

A doctor who is the subject of a documentary psychoanalyzes a young actress (Gigi Buffington).

Janice Page

Boston Globe

A revealing and dryly humorous film about voyeurism and the patient-doctor relationship.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 28, 2005

Full Review

Lisa Kennedy

Denver Post

An intelligent if shifty riff on the relationship between psychoanalyst and subject.

Rated: 2.5/4

May 21, 2004

Full Review

Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

Explores a fascinating subject in a self-indulgent and less-than- illuminating manner.

Mar 3, 2004

Full Review

Marta Barber

Miami Herald

Empathy, despite its entertaining and insightful dialogue, can also be a bore.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 4, 2004

Full Review

Marc Mohan

Oregonian

This odd and fascinating mishmash of fiction, documentary and post-doctoral research project raises a host of interesting questions about the masks people wear, even if it doesn't provide any definitive answers.

Mar 5, 2004

Full Review

Maria Garcia

Film Journal International

Siegel's attempt to unveil psychotherapy's strange nostrums for female depression is labyrinthine and intellectually abstruse, more feminist polemic than good filmmaking.

Jan 24, 2004

Full Review

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Amie Siegle

Director

Gigi Buffington

Jennifer Scott James

Maria Silvermann

Rachel

Patricia Donegan

Television Interviewer

Alix Pearlstein

Screen Test

Aria Wachtel Knee

Anne

Show Less Cast & Crew

Show More Cast & Crew

The 24th Day

27%

58%

The 24th Day

Watchlist

The Heart of Me

50%

61%

The Heart of Me

Watchlist

This Girl's Life

50%

44%

This Girl's Life

Watchlist

Things Behind the Sun

100%

78%

Things Behind the Sun

Watchlist

Asylum

36%

41%

Asylum

Watchlist

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

View more photos

Synopsis

A doctor who is the subject of a documentary psychoanalyzes a young actress (Gigi Buffington).

Director: Amie Siegle
Producer: Amie Siegle, Mark Rance
Screenwriter: Amie Siegel
Production Co: Walt Disney Productions
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 21, 2004, Wide
Runtime: 1h 36m