Painkillers

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Painkillers

Released Jan 31, 2019

1h 23m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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After a terrible car crash in which his son dies, a brilliant surgeon becomes prey to unbearable physical pain, and it can only be eased by the taste of human blood.

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Josh Goller

Spectrum Culture

Wraps itself in the trappings of grief, addiction and trauma, and yet has little interest in honestly exploring these heavy themes. And it's a lousy vampire movie to boot.

May 27, 2021

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Robert Martin

Starburst

Before getting carried away, if it sounds like this is a great film, it's no Near Dark but it's much better than expected.

Rated: 7/10

Feb 11, 2019

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Frank Ochieng

SF Crowsnest

'Painkillers' certainly does not reinvent the wheel when it comes to the physicality or emotional presence of pain and suffering. [It] definitely works on the nerves and reinforces a certain kind of fixation that is more than imagined or hallucinatory.

Rated: 2.5/4

Feb 7, 2019

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

Painkillers, which makes a bold effort to take on this large and complex subject, not always getting it right but, overall, acquitting itself pretty well.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 28, 2019

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Cristian s

Interesante, se podría decir que lleva el mito del "vampiro" a la idea de enfermedad autoinmune y desde ahí se desarrolla de manera cruda y realista. Si tengo que decir algo malo es que mientras avanza tira varios puentes a conceptos interesantes que después termina no explorando, varias de esas ideas seguro la mejoraban muchísimo mas pero no arriesgaron, decidieron seguir por el camino del drama y la autenticidad. Funciona y cumple pero podría haber sido mejor.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/29/24

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Audience Member

Very Original and Interesting story. If you're into strange and supernaturally cringeworthy films, this one's for you.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

Potential but there’s so many things you could have changed to make this movie a lot better.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/09/19

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Audience Member

Quite boring and rather bad actors. The wife doesn't even seem that bothered that their son is dead, and the end of the film was so idiotic I couldn't believe it was actually finished. How does this film get more than 80% from audience and critics is a mystery to me. Also what is the blond woman doing so prominently on the film poster, when she's only seen less than a minute during the film. The black woman on the other hand, who's one of the main actresses, is barely credited, wtf.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

I loved this movie! I thought it was really suspenseful without relying on jump scares. It's more like a thriller. I thought the modern day take on vampirism was a very cool way to sort of reinvent the vampire genre. was also refreshing to see a horror film that wasnt just sexy teens escaping danger

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Audience Member

Original idea and very well done! Solid acting from every character!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Roxy Shih

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Adam Huss

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Madeline Zima

Chloe Clarke

Mischa Barton

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Naomi Grossman

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Grant Bowler

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Synopsis

After a terrible car crash in which his son dies, a brilliant surgeon becomes prey to unbearable physical pain, and it can only be eased by the taste of human blood.

Director: Roxy Shih
Producer: Luke Barnett, Giles Daoust, Vincent Masciale
Screenwriter: Giles Daoust
Distributor: Kew Media Group
Production Co: Lone Suspect, Title Media
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 31, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 4, 2019
Runtime: 1h 23m

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