Gothika

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Gothika

R

Released Oct 24, 2003

1h 36m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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The life of psychiatrist Miranda Grey (Halle Berry) is derailed after she nearly hits a girl with her car one night. Later, Miranda wakes up in her own mental hospital under the care of her peer, Pete Graham (Robert Downey Jr.). Completely disoriented, Miranda is accused of killing her own husband, but she has no memory of anything after she encountered the girl. Slowly Miranda begins to uncover what happened, but she has to escape the asylum to solve the mystery.

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Critics Consensus

Berry's acting talents can't save Gothika from its preposterous plot and bad dialogue.

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Antonia Quirke

London Evening Standard

The most interesting thing about this clunky, foolish horror flick -- in which everybody but the audience is constantly caught off-guard -- is Berry's scrappy wig.

Dec 18, 2017

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Grisly, disturbing, extremely violent horror film.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 24, 2010

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 2/5

Apr 1, 2006

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Stephanie Archer

Film Inquiry

While Gothika may not have stood the test of time, or even present the most plausible horror narrative, it delivers an eerie watch that fans of the genre can enjoy.

Feb 4, 2024

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Mark H. Harris

Black Horror Movies

There's nothing particularly original, gory or scary about Gothika - a really weak "R" rating - but it's more or less competent.

Rated: 2.7/5

Jan 3, 2020

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Joe Leydon

The Moving Picture Show

Berry struggles to retain some shards of dignity as she dutifully plods through the contrivances of Gothika.

Jul 19, 2014

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Jacob B

Atrociously bad film! It is inconceivable to me that anyone was paid to write this drivel. I’ve read student project scripts that have more finesse. It is also inconceivable that someone looked at the finished product and said ‘yes, this is an excellent film’. How the director managed to pull horrible performances out of a great cast must be a testament to his lack of skill—except in the case of Halle Berry (who tops my list of the worst actors of all time), I’m sure she was able to give a terrible performance without any help. The one redeeming quality is the atmospheric set design. Pity it wasn’t used in service of a plausible film.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/25

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Daniel S

Entertaining, but the wheels kind of fall off at the end. I can't help but think this was maybe a first or second draft of a script. With some simple tweaks, I think it could have been a lot better. That said, Penelope Cruz and Halle Berry do a competent enough job, and Robert Downey Jr. is... Robert Downey Jr.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/25

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Eva G

It's brilliant. It's tough and makes you sick to your stomach of how those poor girls are treated but the intreague is really good keeps you on your toes and very good acting too.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/18/24

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Victor P

A preposterous supernatural horror thriller.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/20/24

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Satin B

I fell asleep watching it 😴

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/21/23

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Holly

Really enjoyed this movie! X

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/28/23

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Mathieu Kassovitz

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Synopsis

The life of psychiatrist Miranda Grey (Halle Berry) is derailed after she nearly hits a girl with her car one night. Later, Miranda wakes up in her own mental hospital under the care of her peer, Pete Graham (Robert Downey Jr.). Completely disoriented, Miranda is accused of killing her own husband, but she has no memory of anything after she encountered the girl. Slowly Miranda begins to uncover what happened, but she has to escape the asylum to solve the mystery.

Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
Producer: Joel Silver, Robert Zemeckis, L. Levin, Susan Downey
Screenwriter: Sebastian Gutierrez
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Brothers, Columbia Pictures Corporation, Dark Castle Entertainment
Rating: R (Nudity|Brief Language|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 24, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $59.6M
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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