Gerald's Game

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Gerald's Game

TV-MA

2017

1h 43m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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A woman accidentally kills her husband during a kinky game. Handcuffed to her bed with no hope of rescue, she begins hearing voices and seeing strange visions.

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Critics Consensus

Carla Gugino carries Gerald's Game's small-scale suspense with a career-defining performance.

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Chris Stuckmann

ChrisStuckmann.com

11/16/2019

A

Carla Gugino delivers one of the best performances of the year in a faithful adaptation from Mike Flanagan.

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Nick Schager

The Daily Beast

10/05/2017

Gerald's Game ultimately argues that monsters are real, and that they can only be defeated (or, at least, "minimized") through direct confrontation.

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Aja Romano

Vox

10/03/2017

One of the best things about this movie is its smallness

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Joe Lipsett

Anatomy of a Scream Podcast Network

11/02/2022

4.5/5

Flanagan's thrilling adaptation shouldn't work, but the director's style, plus Gugino and Greenwood's acting, is never less than captivating. The coda works better in hindsight, particularly when it's presented as Jessie's Good For Her moment.

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Daniel Howat

Next Best Picture

05/19/2022

7/10

The performances and writing are so strong that it's the atmosphere that scares you more than anything. Gerald's Game is a great, tense film that doesn't pander or belittle you. It'll make you squirm in all the best ways.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

02/23/2022

3.5/4

Flanagan's direction is superb. Gerald's Game is a film that looks like it was storyboarded, and that those storyboards were followed in every detail.

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Gabrielle H.

@Gabriellehou Oct 28

Definitely shocking and left me a little grossed out with the cuff scene. I love the deeper meaning and it was a great adaptation of the book.

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Troy R

Sep 19

Interesting take on surviving in a odd scenario, but rest was just ok. Horror was less scary than I wanted it to be and the "Paranoia" was more like an internal monologue. The movie also kind of twisted the whole incident/story into a statement on women empowerment which is a fine message but not something I was expecting from a movie with the tags Horror/Drama. Acting was pretty decent and the story believable enough, so not a total waste of time; but very slow and some might find it boring.

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Greg E

Sep 6

Fans of practical effects will appreciate THE scene. Other than that it's barely held together by the great acting.

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Alejandra C

Sep 6

I like flanagan so i like the directing of the movie and the actors. Overall, its worth but aint gonna be your favorite. Still enjoyable

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Siennah H

Aug 27

Genuinely what was i watching. This made no sense me and my friend spent a lot of money on food and snacks so we could have a great sleepover, sure you might think that 7 pound isn't a lot but when you are young and broke this is big money to us. She stayed in bed for the whole movie which i'm aware she couldn't help it.Best part of the movie is when we saw King moonie. i'd rather watch paint dry then this again

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Abe M.

@Beedle_Anderson Aug 8

A gripping, can’t look away adaptation of King source Material. The coda was not required, and the themes hit you over the head. Well acted, if not a bit schmaltzy.

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Synopsis

A woman accidentally kills her husband during a kinky game. Handcuffed to her bed with no hope of rescue, she begins hearing voices and seeing strange visions.

Director: Mike Flanagan
Producer: Trevor Macy
Screenwriter: Jeff Howard, Mike Flanagan
Production Co: Intrepid Pictures
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 29, 2017
Runtime: 1h 43m

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