The Guilty

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The Guilty

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Released Sep 24, 2021

1h 31m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Thomas B

I would recommend the original, Danish version in a heartbeat. I would never recommend the American remake to anyone. Do yourself a favor and just watch the original version.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/17/25

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Isaiah R

I liked it I thought it was a solid movie and great acting considering you needed to show nearly all the emotions and actions through audio. I also enjoyed the breadcrumbs of info that were dropped, it didn't quite give us the full picture at the end but it still felt complete.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/25

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Greg E

What an awful made movie. If you want to watch a poor actor in a call center with no other actors in the movie and waste two hours of your time then watch this. If you value your time and hate awful movies then skip this movie. Could have been such a good movie, but nope…

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/07/25

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Stephen H

This movie surprised me. Great acting from Jake Gyleenhaal.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/09/24

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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

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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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