A Cure for Wellness


A Cure for Wellness
An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company’s CEO from an idyllic but mysterious ’’wellness center’’ at a remote location in the Swiss Alps. He soon suspects that the spa’s miraculous treatments are not what they seem. When he begins to unravel its terrifying secrets, his sanity is tested, as he finds himself diagnosed with the same curious illness that keeps all the guests here longing for the cure.

146 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Nudity, Violence, Horror).
Detective/Mystery, Thriller.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Too much beauty can drive you mad ...
Too much beauty can drive you mad ...

Credits

Cast
Dane DeHaan, Jason Isaacs, Mia Goth, Ivo Nandi, Adrian Schiller, Celia Imrie
Director
Gore Verbinski
ScreenplayJustin Haythe, Gore Verbinski
MusicBenjamin Wallfisch
CinematographyBojan Bazelli
EditingPete Beaudreau, Lance Pereira
Sound formatsDolby Digital
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2016
Produced byRegency Enterprises, New Regency Productions, Blind Wink Productions, Studio Babelsberg, TSG Entertainment

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreHorror, thriller
LanguageModerate impact, infrequent
NudityModerate impact, infrequent
SexNone
ViolenceStrong impact, psychological and frequent
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
CommentsContains scenes of sexual violence.
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CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit
17 +
Positive messages
1
Positive role models
2
Violence
5
Sex
4
Language
4
Consumerism
1
Drinking, drugs, smoking
2

Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Todd McCarthy quote iconNo cure for this silly attempt at a Gothic thriller.
5
Die Burger
Marthinus Koekemoer quote iconEen vir geharde riller-aanhangers.
10
Cape Times
Unknown
5
Metacritic.com
35 critics
9
Rottentomatoes critics
77 critics
11
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconA Cure for Wellness boasts a surfeit of visual style, but it’s wasted on a derivative and predictable story whose twists, turns, and frights have all been more effectively dealt before.
8
Movie Review Query Engine
MRQE critics quote icon
12
CommonSenseMedia
Staff evaluation quote iconUnsettling, disturbing thriller has bold, striking visuals.
10

What the People say

Internet
552 Netizens
14

Average .. 47%

9

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