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Gerald's Game

2017 · 104 min

A claustrophobic, psychologically intense survival drama that keeps you on edge with its raw depiction of trauma and inner demons.

Tagline
Some games you play. Some you survive.
Overview
When her husband's sex game goes wrong, Jessie (who is handcuffed to a bed in a remote lake house) faces warped visions, dark secrets and a dire choice.
Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • isolation
  • survival
  • memory
  • healing
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror8
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension9
Darkness9
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
horror, thriller, drama
Directed by
Mike Flanagan
Written by
Mike Flanagan, Jeff Howard
Starring
Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, Carel Struycken, Chiara Aurelia, Henry Thomas, Kate Siegel, Adalyn Jones, Bryce Harper
Music
Andrew Grush, Taylor Stewart
Cinematography
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Runtime
104 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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