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The Guilty

Play trailer 2:03 Poster for The Guilty R Released Sep 24, 2021 1h 31m Mystery & Thriller Crime Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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The film takes place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center. Call operator Joe Baylor (Jake Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave danger-but he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems, and facing the truth is the only way out.
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The Guilty is another Americanized remake overshadowed by the original, but its premise is still sturdy enough to support a tense, well-acted thriller.

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Jake Gyllenhaal is great -- but not great enough to carry The Guilty through its frustratingly static story.

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Wenlei Ma News.com.au Does just enough to keep you engaged but nothing more. Rated: 3/5 Nov 2, 2021 Full Review Matthew Monagle Austin Chronicle Gyllenhaal works hard to make Baylor a more conflicted character. Yet in humanizing him the film also reduces an institutional failing into an individual one. Rated: 2.5/5 Oct 15, 2021 Full Review Linda Marric The Jewish Chronicle Gyllenhaal's best performance since his phenomenal turn in Nightcrawler. The adaption itself does however fail to make a convincing argument for its existence. Rated: 3/5 Oct 8, 2021 Full Review Hector A. Gonzalez The Movie Buff Antione Fuqua’s remake of The Guilty has some thrilling moments, thanks to Jake Gyllenhaal’s performance; however, it lacks the impact of the original and doesn’t have the purpose of being. Rated: C- Sep 8, 2024 Full Review Amy Smith InSession Film Jake Gyllenhaal continues to show that he is one of the best actors working in the industry right now, and even with the tonal issues and the blunders at the end, there is plenty of things to enjoy and to keep yourself invested for a short runtime. Rated: B Mar 1, 2024 Full Review Dallas King Flick Feast Fans of the original will feel like they have been put on hold listening to the same piece of music on a 90 minute loop but for new audiences, this is an edge-of-your-seat thriller than you won’t want to hang up on. Rated: 3/5 Nov 12, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Thomas S I couldn't understand much of the dialog so I did jot know what was going on with any precision. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/25/21 Full Review Stephen H This movie surprised me. Great acting from Jake Gyleenhaal. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/09/24 Full Review Jack t Well, well, well, what do we have here? Another Jake Gyllenhaal Netflix film. The Guilty which I thought was going to be thrilling but what I saw is just Jake Gyllenhaal being in one place and no more. Joe Baylor who is a troubled LAPD officer works the night shift at a 911 call center while awaiting a court hearing for an incident that occurred on duty eight months prior. He answers a call from Emily Lighton, a woman that reveals she has been abducted. While traveling in a white van, Emily is forced to hang up before she can provide more details. Joe relays the information to the California Highway Patrol, who cannot locate the van without a license plate number. This is not really thrilling, this is more like a crime drama with a good performance by Jake Gyllenhaal and from what I saw is that it co-stars Ethan Hawke and Paul Deno but did not make any appearances whatsoever. They're just have voices on the phones on the computer. The film had a good concept I must admit but it somehow seems boring for me even I'm supposed to enjoy it to some extent but I've heard that this is not the original film. The original version is from the 2010's or god knows what whereas the remake by Antoine Fuqua. No wonder why I'm not familiar with this type of movie I've never heard of and intrigued with. Maybe I was expecting more but there's something I'm missing here but for what it is, I'm not a massive fan but it was all right as it is even for Jake Gyllenhaal and Antoine Fuqua. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/03/24 Full Review Lucas t For the first 1h 5m I'm enjoying myself, after that it ruins that first 1h 5m and is rather silly. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/28/24 Full Review ツ b I started watching this movie from its synopsis only, looking for something on netflix that would immediately draw my attention within the first 30mins, and boy did this film do just that. there are so many hidden gems and details that just make this movie so enticing. I have never heard of the danish version until reading reviews after watching, and I must say it seems that people who watch the guilty with no prior knowledge of it's remake (like me) will appreciate and enjoy the show allot more. only 'slight' downside was that I could guess the plot twist which didn't really make it as surprising as I would've hoped, however the film compensates for that with how it's grips your attention and every fibre on my body was focused on the screen 😂. Really good watch if you want something quick but enticing. this movie will definitely not be leaving my mind for a couple weeks. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/22/24 Full Review Huub B Very thrilling story which took me by surprise cause of it only taking place in the office. Great acting but lacked a bit of backstory to the main character. Was not expecting the twist which was a great shocker. Very thrilling thriller Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/18/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The film takes place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center. Call operator Joe Baylor (Jake Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave danger-but he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems, and facing the truth is the only way out.
Director
Antoine Fuqua
Producer
Antoine Fuqua, Scott Greenberg, Jake Gyllenhaal, David Haring, David Litvak, Michel Litvak, Riva Marker, Svetlana Metkina, Kat Samick, Gary Michael Walters
Screenwriter
Nic Pizzolatto
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
Nine Stories Productions, Amet Entertainment, Fuqua Films, Bold Films
Rating
R (Language Throughout)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 24, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 1, 2021
Runtime
1h 31m
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