Gothika

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Gothika

R

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

12/18/2017

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.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

12/24/2010

2/5

Grisly, disturbing, extremely violent horror film.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

05/03/2005

D

Succeeds in making every plot twist more unbelievable and irrational than the last.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 22

1.5/4

The killer may indeed be not guilty by reason of insanity, but Gothika is clearly guilty by reason of stupidity.

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Stephanie Archer

Film Inquiry

02/04/2024

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.

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Mark H. Harris

Black Horror Movies

01/03/2020

2.7/5

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

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Shawan L

@ShawanLLibang Feb 5

Gothika is a loud, clueless wannabe thriller that thinks flinging jump scares at the screen counts as plot development. The story is so full of gaps you could steer an entire psychiatric ward through them, the "twists" announce themselves like they’re wearing neon signs, and the movie seems convinced the audience left its brain at home. Any hint of mood gets immediately sabotaged by sloppy cuts and screechy sound effects. Even the talented cast can’t rescue this empty, chaotic disaster that collapses under the weight of its own nonsense.

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Kyle H

Nov 27

I loved Gothika. An overall must see horror film. It was very enjoyable for those classic horror fans!

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Lesley G

Nov 18

Apart from the bad set design, a brilliant film & amazing acting.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Nov 5

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Calvin T

@Calvin504 Oct 26

Good but I don't get what made her forget why she killed him....memory loss or what??

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Brooke L

Jun 19

The acting in this movie is honestly what submerges you into the film along with the colors and it just has an all around nostalgic early 2000s feeling for me that I enjoy

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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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