The Scribbler

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The Scribbler

R

Released Sep 19, 2014

1h 30m

Mystery & Thriller

Sci-Fi

Action

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A young woman with multiple personalities uses an experimental machine designed to eliminate her other identities one by one. However, as the procedure progresses, one of her most dangerous sides seizes control.

Geoff Berkshire

Variety

Katie Cassidy's intrepid lead performance can't overcome the limitations of a low-budget comicbook adaptation.

Sep 19, 2014

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

It's dull when one wants it to be ludicrous, and serves as a reminder of how hard it is to bring comic books to celluloid life on a limited budget.

Rated: 1.5/4

Sep 19, 2014

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

Someone should have scribbled a better script for "The Scribbler."

Sep 18, 2014

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

A D-grade extravaganza of unpleasantness.

Rated: 0.5/5

Sep 5, 2019

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Abbie Bernstein

Assignment X

The Scribbler doesn't live up to its premise, but it still has some good scenes and provides food for thought.

Rated: B-

Jan 11, 2019

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Joe Bendel

Epoch Times

The Scribbler incorporates elements from several genres (science fiction, horror, dark fantasy) and generates some clever disbelief-suspending psychological double-talk.

Rated: 4/5

May 23, 2016

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Lloyd S

Boring and crappy story.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/14/25

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Audience Member

John Suits directs Katie Cassidy, the late Michelle Trachtenberg, Gina Gershon, and Eliza Dushku The story involves a criminal psychologist and a woman Suki said to have had multiple personalities when she was at a psychiatric institution While being interrogated she recounts the story of how she came to be, mainly she’s been using a machine designed to eliminate her personalities But because of this her most dangerous one is unleashed The film takes place in one location so maybe I wasnt prepared for that and the slower buildup This woman has more of a psychological battle to contend with I do find it clever though the filmmakers have this reversed perspective with certain things like numbers and letters even various title cards The more comic book like elements don’t happen until the last half There’s cool ideas here about psychology, madness, and human potential but it takes a long while to see them fully executed It also feels emotionally lacking

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/01/25

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Audience Member

Flawed, maybe that's what makes it interesting.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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steve d

extremely different deeply odd and fantastically cast. This is Cassidy's best work and she is incredible.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

A rare & enjoyable film that doesn't rely on cgi to keep you gripped. The direction is attention grabbing with witty content coupled by a great cast that truly brings something unique to the screen.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

Find out where M-night Shamalon stole his idea for Split from. This is an entertaining movie... if you can stand a purposefully illogical story.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Synopsis

A young woman with multiple personalities uses an experimental machine designed to eliminate her other identities one by one. However, as the procedure progresses, one of her most dangerous sides seizes control.

Director: John Suits
Producer: Gabriel Cowan, Ken F. Levin
Screenwriter: Dan Schaffer
Distributor: XLrator Media
Production Co: New Artists Alliance
Rating: R (Violent Images|Some Strong Sexuality/Nudity|Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 19, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 19, 2014
Runtime: 1h 30m

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