Regression

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Regression

R

Released Feb 5, 2016

1h 46m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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A detective (Ethan Hawke) and a psychoanalyst (David Thewlis) uncover evidence of a satanic cult while investigating the rape of a traumatized teen (Emma Watson).

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Critics Consensus

Regression boasts a pair of eminently likable leads -- neither of whom are able to dislodge the movie from the mire of psychological thriller mediocrity.

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Nick Schager

Paste Magazine

Amenbar's film can barely lay out its faith-vs.-science-vs.-reason conflicts, much less employ them for critical purposes.

Rated: 2.5/10

Feb 11, 2016

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C. Molly Smith

Entertainment Weekly

Hawke anchors the film as a cop who descends deeper and deeper into the monstrous, violent world he's uncovered.

Rated: B-

Feb 10, 2016

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Bilge Ebiri

New York Magazine/Vulture

A disposable genre movie that cannot scare, convince, or enlighten.

Feb 6, 2016

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JD Duran

InSession Film

Regression doesn’t progress in any compelling fashion and it’s pretty forgettable. In fact, the experience in a word was, cheap.

Rated: C-

Aug 2, 2024

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a pervasively inept and thoroughly endless piece of work...

Rated: 0/4

Apr 14, 2022

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Mikel Zorrilla

Espinof

'Regression' is a bad movie that provides nothing more than an annoying routine... with actors who never manage to transmit anything to us. [Full Review in Spanish]

Apr 14, 2020

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Jeffrey P

Jumps right in and progresses rather quickly without much story depth or character depth which makes it take awhile to sync up with. From that point it’s mildly amusing for awhile as it seems like it may go somewhere interesting, only to undo everything before ending on a note that tried to tie it together but failed.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

06/19/25

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G K

The only way that this movie would be redeemable is if at the end, the girl was lying, and it was all for attention. Then it would show the truth about satanic panic and how ridiculous it is. These allegations ruin many people’s lives.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/19/25

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Patrick R

It's a good movie... okay, it's not among Amenábar's best, but the strong message it conveys is something very precious, as it's totally neglected, and it has to do with anthropology, psychology, sociology, and cultural processes... ...namely, no one ever stops to think that... our convictions, even the smallest and most 'innocent' of everyday life, beliefs, visions of reality, etc... are solely and exclusively the result of a continuous process of signification, which occurs from the aggregation and redundancy of some information, rather than others. ...Excellent lesson of post-graduation, universally recognized by experts in the aforementioned areas, which we have the opportunity to learn with a good film by a good director, and good actors... ...I felt a bit of a lack of a more marked visualization regarding the great revelation that the protagonist has towards the end.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/10/25

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mark g

I thought this was a pretty decent film and more than a lot creepy. The dark and cold surroundings help to paint a macabre movie. Hawke is very invested here. I think people are being crazy harsh here, this is a fairly intelligent psychological drama.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/12/24

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Gwyneth E

I liked the concept but it was very confusing and written poorly.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/12/24

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Audience Member

Terrible movie, horribly written and exceptionally ill executed. The two leads are characters you wanna punch in the face

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Synopsis

A detective (Ethan Hawke) and a psychoanalyst (David Thewlis) uncover evidence of a satanic cult while investigating the rape of a traumatized teen (Emma Watson).

Director: Alejandro Amenábar
Producer: Alejandro Amenábar, Christina Piovesan, Fernando Bovaira
Screenwriter: Alejandro Amenábar
Distributor: Weinstein Co.
Production Co: Himenóptero, E1 Entertainment
Rating: R (Disturbing Violent Content|Disturbing Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 5, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 28, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $54.7K
Runtime: 1h 46m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos

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