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This Tempting Madness

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Inspired by a true story. Mia awakens from a coma grievously injured, her memory fractured. As she puts the pieces of her past together, she starts to question her own actions, and her perception of reality.
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Stacey Yvonne Stacey Yvonne Creative Jun 27
9/10
Ashley is the perfect audience mirror, showing our growing fear, paranoia and distrust. Mia feels caught between two worlds, a part of herself she just can’t access and part of her isn’t sure she wants to. Go to Full Review
Tessa Smith Mama's Geeky Jun 26
A dark, twisted thriller that keeps you guessing from beginning to end. Simone Ashley delivers an incredible performance as the lead. Go to Full Review
Louisa Moore Screen Zealots Jun 19
Despite being overly complicated and sometimes messy, this engaging thriller is elevated by a strong lead performance, effective visual storytelling, and a compellingly unreliable narrator that keeps viewers guessing. Go to Full Review
Sarah Vincent Sarah G Vincent Views Jun 19
Though it looks amazing, you will be so annoyed if you watch this monotonous, psychological thriller unless you can appreciate the solid ingredients. Go to Full Review
Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson Jun 16
3/5
Shrewdly, Jennifer E. Montgomery borrows a taste, dab, and dash of those old domestic and erotic thriller elements to balance the movie’s gleaming sheen with enough specks and stains of proverbial dirty laundry to stay taboo and intriguing. Go to Full Review
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz Fangirlish Jun 15
This Tempting Madness is the kind of film that starts as a mystery with a dash of whodunit, throws in a fair bit of drama, and ends up being an engaging and sometimes surprising psychological thriller. Go to Full Review
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R T @RT29751295 Jul 7 How anyone gives this movie a poor review is beyond me! It’s fresh, a new take on abuse and mental illness, it’s captivating from start to finish, it’s clever, well cast, well made and I highly recommend it to anyone!!! You’re nuts if it doesn’t get under your skin and it will keep you wondering until the last scene. I’d even say this will become a cult classic in years to come. Which idiots gave it a poor review. This should be a 90% rating!!!!!! See more Colin H @RT76634156 Jul 5 A thoroughly captivating and stimulating movie! If you enjoy psychological thrillers or action movies with twists, this is for you. The acting is great: the lead actress is stunning and the supporting cast is convincing. I was engrossed in the plot and figuring out what the hell really happened. Definitely recommended! See more Jonathan B @JonathanBonner12 Jul 3 My friend recommended This Tempting Madness. I walked out the theater with my mind blown. The cast performed phenomenally. Simone and Suraj nailed it. The cinematography was amazing. Highly highly recommended. See more Alice W @AliceWilliams Jul 3 Wow! My mind is blown. Didn’t see that twist coming. And what a cast. This Tempting Madness makes me think the psych-thriller genre is back. See more Cherokee R @RT74570899 Jun 27 This was a very solid psychological thriller. While the plot isn’t necessarily the most original, it’s executed well enough that I was genuinely on the edge of my seat, constantly second-guessing what was real and what wasn’t. The cinematography and sound effects deserves special praise. The way the film is shot pulls you directly into Mia’s perspective, making you share her uncertainty and paranoia instead of simply watching it unfold from the outside. It creates a really immersive experience that elevates the story. Simone Ashley is absolutely fantastic in the lead role, carrying the emotional weight of the film with such a great a nuanced and compelling performance. Even when the story follows familiar beats, her performance and the atmospheric direction keep it engaging from beginning to end. I hope she’s cast in more movies of the genre. Definitely worth a watch. See more Lisiany F @RT78079080 Jun 27 This Tempting Madness has an interesting premise and an atmosphere that pulls you in from the beginning. Simone Ashley is magnetic in the lead role, and the film makes you want to understand what happened to her character and what will happen to her next. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Inspired by a true story. Mia awakens from a coma grievously injured, her memory fractured. As she puts the pieces of her past together, she starts to question her own actions, and her perception of reality.
Director
Jennifer E. Montgomery
Producer
Andrew Davis, Jennifer E. Montgomery, Mimi Chang, William Day Frank, Jessica Malanaphy, Marcei A. Brown
Screenwriter
Andrew Davis, Jennifer E. Montgomery
Distributor
Vertical
Production Co
Catchlight Studios, Smoke Jumper Films, Mango Monster Productions
Rating
R (Brief Sexuality|Violence/Bloody Images|Language)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 12, 2026, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 12, 2026
Runtime
1h 32m