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A Cure for Wellness

A Cure for Wellness

2017
Suspense/Thriller, Horror
2h 26m
Tells the story of an employee (DeHaan) who is sent to rescue his boss from a European "wellness spa" but soon realizes he's trapped, and discovers that the facility has a more sinister purpose than just serving the health needs of its patients. (movieinsider.com)

Directed by:

Gore Verbinski

Screenwriter:

Justin Haythe

Starring:

Jason Isaacs, Celia Imrie, Lisa Banes, Carl Lumbly, Harry Groener, Adrian Schiller, Dane DeHaan, Mia Goth

Genres:

Suspense/Thriller, Horror, Mystery

Countries:

Germany, USA

Languages:

English, German
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A Cure for Wellness

2017
Suspense/Thriller, Horror
2h 26m
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barthalenBarthalen
Rated 05 Sep 2017
50
27th
Strong visuals, nice sets and decent buildup had me interested, the unsubtle foreshadowing and predictable progression had me worried. I couldn't shake the feeling I was watching a watered-down Shutter Island, complete with DeHaan as Budget DiCaprio. I was hoping SO HARD for this to take a Society-like turn in the climax but the movie just gave me a steaming heap of bullshit instead. Damnit!
Rated 05 Sep 2017
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 07 Aug 2018
80
74th
Slowly dials up the creepy factor to a six out of ten and leaves it there until a burn victim attempts to impregnate his daughter--I'm not exactly sure where the dial was set to for that scene. Could have been a little bit shorter, but it was fairly effective and kept me guessing, and had a very Lovecraftian feel going on. Also, DeHaan did a pretty good job with his character.
Rated 07 Aug 2018
matthew_parkinsonMatthew Parkinson
Rated 18 Feb 2017
40
31st
A Cure for Wellness is one script touch up and 30 minutes of trimming away from being a great movie. As it is, it's a somewhat ambitious film that can't get its mystery to work and can't maintain the thrills for its overlong running time. It's got great production design, it's wonderfully filmed, and it even does a good job generating a strong atmosphere. It's got a silly plot and an even more ridiculous ending. It's not good, but there are far worse things out there. At least it has ambition.
Rated 18 Feb 2017
mentaculusMentaculus
Rated 19 Aug 2018
39
14th
The Hollywood version of one of those ‘60's avant-garde flicks where as soon as something starts to make sense, the director pivots faster than a politician before a midterm. Likewise, it also lies to the audience constantly, which is not the same thing as narrative misdirection. After a while, no matter how showy it is, the audience starts to feel cheated, and you stop caring. Incestuous Reptilian rape becomes one of its lesser offenses. Oh I'm sorry, I started talking politics!
Rated 19 Aug 2018
paxtonPaxton
Rated 04 Jun 2018
60
39th
I like to picture the producers on set saying, "You know you've been shooting for five months, Mr. Verbinski. How long is this picture going to be?" "Well, I'm not cutting out the incest!" "Oh, no no no no. We're not suggesting that! Of course we keep the incest. Okay, well, carry on!"
Rated 04 Jun 2018
kojilessKojiless
Rated 15 Dec 2017
50
55th
Made the mistake of watching this right after watching Shutter Island, now I can't remember which movie is which, and am having an extremely difficult time writing this review. Typical "is he sane and everyone else is crazy, or is he crazy and everyone else is sane" story line, but with more parasite eels and wholesome child marriage.
Rated 15 Dec 2017
frederikaFrederikA
Rated 23 Feb 2019
45
24th
I can't talk for everyone, but personally, if I was being send to some remote part of the alps to retrieve my boss, who's gone AWOL on a fancy spa resort, and found the place to be "The red flag castle of foreshadowing" - eerily similar to a derelict Soviet era asylum, I might have been a bit more hesitant to indulge in the local mad scientist's wellness program.
Rated 23 Feb 2019
djrossdjross
Rated 27 Jun 2017
45
34th
Has a strong whiff of writing cheques it can't cash, but with a slim chance it contains a genuine puzzle beyond the ostensible narrative it so overtly telegraphs. If so, my money's on the key moment being the ironic contrast between the voiceover about humans being the only species capable of self-reflection and the image of a goldfish seemingly observing its reflection, Narcissus-style, unto death: perhaps centuries-old eels become omnipotent geniuses. Seems clearly written for Leo Di Caprio.
Rated 27 Jun 2017
bowfingerbowfinger
Rated 12 Feb 2017
25
19th
Who's Your Daddy: The Movie (for Idiots). Somebody's gotta remind Verbinski that looks aren't everything.
Rated 12 Feb 2017
terrymacterrymac
Rated 28 Sep 2020
58
31st
This looks great, and plays with some interesting ideas, but it really could have done with being sharpened up a bit - it seemed to lose some focus towards the end. Probably worth another look, though.
Rated 28 Sep 2020
bofbof
Rated 20 Feb 2020
47
21st
I want to say that this movie punched me right in the eels, but a) I'm not sure the kids are saying that anymore, and b) I'm not sure exactly what I'd be trying to say. Much like this movie, but at least I don't take 2 1/2 hours to say it.
Rated 20 Feb 2020
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 01 Jun 2017
65
61st
Beautifully designed overblown gothic horror. Not a film about unease of contemporary society -- like Haneke (lol) would do --, but a tale of a perverted dude so obsessed with purity that he dries old people to feed his daughter with magic drops in order to later have a baby with her. A tooth is pulled in close-up, leeches surrounds a girl on her period and invades throats, the doc is a swamp beast, conspiracy is pure neo-Nazi shit. Lots of boring stuff too, but the weird bits make me feel WELL.
Rated 01 Jun 2017
groovysoulsGroovy_Souls
Rated 10 Jul 2017
85
82nd
Most people I know fall on one side or the other on this movie, and I must say I am on the side that liked it immensely. An obvious reference to Lovecraft, the atmosphere is perfect and is accompanied by a haunting score and beautiful visuals. The acting is good, though I found Dane DeHaan's role a little out of his range. Overall, an awesome film brought down only slightly by some poor writing and an actor out of his league.
Rated 10 Jul 2017
guy-piranhaguy piranha
Rated 29 May 2017
50
23rd
i've seen way scarier movies involving eels inserted into people. thank you, internet.
Rated 29 May 2017
triptolemosTriptolemos
Rated 28 Feb 2017
15
5th
Went to see this movie with my girl in hopes of casually making out throughout the film and losing my cinema-kiss virginity. This expectation got completely shattered during the commercials when this weird looking guy sat right next to me (who doesn't keep a goddamn empty seat in-between?) and some guy from class seated himself in front of me, making me feel way too conscious about the entire ordeal and thus forcing me to actually pay attention to the movie. It's a piece of shit.
Rated 28 Feb 2017
amazedemonamazedemon
Rated 18 Sep 2019
62
31st
A cure for Wellness is a wonderfully shot, silly mess that is one "Not the eels!" away from being another The Wicker Man. The setting, atmosphere and colour palette help build the eerie tone, which is the best aspect of the film; though starting the film with this tone rather than building it up leaves no to room to establish DeHaan's character as sympathetic. The mother is out of place, the side characters are like unhelpful NPCs, and the plot is hokey and too cliché-ridden to be enjoyable.
Rated 18 Sep 2019
jacoiiiJacoIII
Rated 12 Nov 2017
15
4th
The movie equivalent of swinging and missing so hard at a pitch that you break your shoulder.
Rated 12 Nov 2017
foxyrussianFoxyRussian
Rated 22 Feb 2017
74
29th
Beautiful shot movie with a great premise and air of mystery. Acting is strong throughout the whole cast. The first two-thirds only suffer from poor dialog that tells right before it shows. The last third has enough fake out endings to be the fourth lord of the rings films and is filled with horror tropes that don't fit this world. The tropes end up really hurting the movie and taking away most of what its built up.
Rated 22 Feb 2017
jasongirl67Jasongirl67
Rated 12 Jul 2018
100
94th
Outstanding Movie ! Loved the 70's feel ! Loved the mind tease games ! Loved that you never exactly knew what was going on until the end !
Rated 12 Jul 2018
ytadelYtadel
Rated 17 Apr 2018
3
28th
I found most of this movie to be a deadly combination of weird and dry as hell, and man did I feel every minute of its long-ass runtime. It did pull itself together a little right at the end, but overall you'd be better just rewatching The Shining or Shutter Island.
Rated 17 Apr 2018
mwgerbmwgerb
Rated 04 Dec 2017
55
52nd
An ambitious almost-achievement.
Rated 04 Dec 2017
damildamil
Rated 24 Oct 2017
55
34th
Aesthetically, an absolutely gorgeous film. Truly beautiful cinematography. Great locations and set design really enhance this, too. I really like the gothic tone it has. It certainly had its squeamish moments. Otherwise, I couldn't really get into it. It's at least 30 minutes too long. Some of the visual choices, and also the music choices, are quite pretentious, which took me out of the story. Definitely cool to have an original movie these days, but it's not entirely successful.
Rated 24 Oct 2017
yoohooyoohoo
Rated 21 Oct 2017
55
13th
The absolutely beautiful visuals is what keeps this movie from being a slog. I don't think it was nearly as bad as the reviews made it out to be, but it certainly was predictable and didn't have the best writing. The story itself was interesting enough, but I really did not like the ending. I don't regret watching it at all, I'm just becoming more critical of movies.
Rated 21 Oct 2017
stradivariusStradivarius
Rated 06 Sep 2017
45
13th
Its just every asylum/mad science/gothic horror trope jammed in together, constantly undermining its own themes.
Rated 06 Sep 2017
moonsmilkmoonsmilk
Rated 24 Aug 2017
6
25th
This does not need to be 3 hours long.
Rated 24 Aug 2017
jlewisjlewis
Rated 11 Aug 2017
70
37th
Tedious. Boring and obvious plot gives no chance of any real tension.
Rated 11 Aug 2017
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 11 Aug 2017
45
25th
Passes the time.
Rated 11 Aug 2017
lawlaw
Rated 04 Aug 2017
55
47th
Beautiful bullshit. Gore Verbinski is an unparalleled visual director who is worthless without a good script and an editor to reel him in. The Most Disappointing Movie of 2017.
Rated 04 Aug 2017
ippeiIppei
Rated 21 Jul 2017
45
8th
This is the type of film that kind of keeps you hanging on until it just let you down at the end. The performances were good enough (though I am always disappointed with Dane DeHaan these days), but the plot was just a little too disjointed, perhaps as an attempt to keep you guessing. We kind of end up with a bit of mess that is altogether also a little silly.
Rated 21 Jul 2017
emir_hanEmir Han
Rated 26 Jun 2017
82
73rd
Well, we are all awared of the fact that there're some scenes which makes you feel like the film goes full Shutter Island -also both film's protagonist looks similar- but the impressive thing is that A Cure for Wellness' itself manages to mix up all the genres and eventually comes up with a creepy mindblown-ish horror flick which takes place in historical European places.
Rated 26 Jun 2017
walkaboutwalkabout
Rated 11 Jun 2017
70
69th
Gloriously twisted, wickedly fun. A troubled movie for sure, but at least it's exciting!
Rated 11 Jun 2017
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 10 Jun 2017
80
90th
nice movie
Rated 10 Jun 2017
upyours88upyours88
Rated 27 Feb 2017
30
9th
So many stupid moments in this one. It was alright for the first 1/3 but then it just went downhill.
Rated 27 Feb 2017
amerigoamerigo
Rated 25 Feb 2017
69
21st
From the director of The Ring and Pirates of the Caribbean comes a blend of The Ring, Pirates of the Caribbean... oh and Shutter Island, Wolf of Wall Street, grindhouse movies, I don't even know. It's a real big mess. Some pretty cinematography here and there but it doesn't help the fact that this entire grueling two-hour marathon is nothing more than a DiCaprio wannabe wandering through someone's boring ass nightmare.
Rated 25 Feb 2017
stewballStewball
Rated 19 Feb 2017
30
5th
And old theme revisited which wander off into obscurity like the rest. The footage of the train in the Alps is the best part.
Rated 19 Feb 2017
britneeeebritneeee
Rated 19 Feb 2017
60
19th
I was so excited for this movie for months and hate to say I was pretty disappointed. It is such a beautiful film in terms of location and set, but lord have mercy there are too many loose ends. There are more questions than answers and not in a good way; more like I'm questioning how certain things were supposed to connect and why others were in there at all. The film had such potential to be thrilling and gripping but missed the mark by quite a bit.
Rated 19 Feb 2017
therealj_roTheRealJ-Ro
Rated 18 Feb 2017
70
42nd
I can't say that I blame you if you don't really know what to do with this movie. You should start by accepting that Gore Verbinski is just kinda weird. Unquestionably talented, but, just a little on the strange side. This hits the atmosphere just perfectly and is often as cerebral and creepy as I'd hoped it would be. A time or two it arguably takes this too far and becomes less accessible to the audience in the process. Filmed beautifully and totally worth checking out. Perhaps more than once.
Rated 18 Feb 2017
mcjohnsonMcJohnson
Rated 16 Feb 2017
78
30th
Looks fantastic, and works well for the first half. After that it sticks to every horror trope you can imagine and is more funny than scary. DeHaan carries the whole thing with verve, though.
Rated 16 Feb 2017
khamulKhamul
Rated 28 Sep 2024
68
28th
The strong visual side of the movie kind of fools you into thinking it's trying to be a better movie than it is. At its core it's closer to a glorified B horror than an A-lister, but once you accept that it's quite decent. The way-too-long runtime makes me think that the director himself thought he's making something a lot more special than what it is in the end. It had the makings of something pretty great in its niche, but it stretched itself too thin.
Rated 28 Sep 2024
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 02 Jun 2024
68
33rd
Feels like the umpteenth remake of SHUTTER ISLAND to come out in the last decade (not helped by DeHaan’s passing resemblance to DiCaprio) – familiarity may well breed contempt here, and may be a spoiler to suggest it’s clear fairly early on where this story is going; the character relationships do give this an added dose of grotesque perverse energy, spurred on by Isaacs who has a whale of a time as the sinister head of the institution. Not without interest, and stunningly photographed.
Rated 02 Jun 2024
doyler29doyler29
Rated 19 Mar 2020
50
13th
In a way I wanted to like this film. It looks magnificent and has no shortage of utterly mad ideas. It's tough not to like a film that features Isaacs pumping murky, eel-filled water down DeHaan's throat. There's just no excuse for it's glacial pace and 2 1/2 hour run time. Pretty much any viewer will see where this film is going, but it will still take hours to get there, largely by making DeHaan ridiculously dumb and lacking in even the most basic curiosity.
Rated 19 Mar 2020
nutcrackrnutcrackr
Rated 21 Apr 2019
74
52nd
Not a bad effort. Unfortunately the suspenseful moments are exceptionally slow and when it gets to the apex of those moment it retreats and goes around again. Part of me wonders if there is a lot more depth to the script but it's not quite good enough to watch again. On the upside, the shot location is tremendous.
Rated 21 Apr 2019
nothingsgoodNothingsGood
Rated 22 Aug 2018
20
10th
The first hour isn't terrible besides the vacuous pit that is Dane DeHaan's acting. But then the script happens.
Rated 22 Aug 2018
spaceflohspacefloh
Rated 30 May 2018
60
58th
eng; [a cure for wellness]; ein banker soll seinen boss aus einer erholungsklinik zurückholen - doch kein mensch kommt oder will aus der klinik zurück.;
Rated 30 May 2018
aaautinAAAutin
Rated 10 Feb 2018
45
36th
(Guillermo del Toro's SHUTTER MOUNTAIN)
Rated 10 Feb 2018
kenmeistersKenMeisters
Rated 14 Jan 2018
63
41st
An mystery movie that keeps being suspenseful throughout its two and a half hour runtime. Dane DeHaan does a good job as an arrogant asshole of a corporate drone. The mystery goes a little bit off rails in the end but I liked that it went there.
Rated 14 Jan 2018
spamhead80spamhead80
Rated 31 Dec 2017
60
17th
Visually gorgeous, but weakened by DeHaan, who I just don't get as a leading man character. He's a good enough actor, but he's not going to carry a movie (see Valerian for further proof).
Rated 31 Dec 2017
mist600Mist600
Rated 26 Aug 2017
67
27th
The what & the why of the plot are obvious VERY early but highly entertaining, stylish and well acted.
Rated 26 Aug 2017
dunetailsdunetails
Rated 30 Jul 2017
30
16th
Dane is not a leading man. This is not a good story. Gore tries really hard and it isn't bad visually,but it's a bit of a mess and for the life of me I can't tell you what the villain's story is precisely
Rated 30 Jul 2017
capodelnullacapodelnulla
Rated 29 Jul 2017
60
39th
heveslendiği film olamayışı, tonal kontrolünün zayıflığından daha fazlasına işaret ediyor. zira ilgi çekici fikirleri tam da o yanılgısıyla harcanıyor ve kendisine içerikten-çok-tarz suçlamasını getiriyor. fazla sündüğü açık, ama mesele süreden çok onun kotarılışıyla alakalı çünkü 3 saate dayanıp benzer mevzular etrafında dönüp daha etkileyici de olabilirdi, yoksa 100 dakikalık sıkı bir kurgu istemiyor sadece kaçanlar. yine de değerli bir deneme.
Rated 29 Jul 2017
vassagoVassago
Rated 01 Jul 2017
62
40th
I'm in between wow and wtf was that :)
Rated 01 Jul 2017
ernestinaErnestina
Rated 30 Jun 2017
0
4th
I could understand going for a high rating on the movie for the gore, wicked scenes, but overall it's so incredibly bad prolonged waste of time, that even some stunning effects cannot save this drug-induced nightmare.
Rated 30 Jun 2017
rezasalimirezasalimi
Rated 22 Jun 2017
48
16th
A nonsense from a master that could have been a masterpiece !
Rated 22 Jun 2017
cgcorecgcore
Rated 12 Jun 2017
41
17th
i don't know how this movie did look so good and became such a disappointment at the same time :// watch stonehearst asylum instead, at least for a more reasonably built plot.
Rated 12 Jun 2017
sagesledgeSageSledge
Rated 03 Jun 2017
85
67th
Definitely not to everyone's taste, but undeniably fascinating, "A Cure For Wellness" is a film that has to be seen to be believed, a chaotic and totally surreal rollercoaster ride through the halls of a sanitorium with both a sinister secret, as well as a vaguely disconcerting eel problem, that never slows down, and never conforms to the storytelling norms that should be rightfully imposed upon it. Original, breathtakingly cinematic, genuinely horrifying, and an unmissable experience.
Rated 03 Jun 2017
voneverecvoneverec
Rated 02 Jun 2017
60
31st
bu güzel hikayeye bu rezil sonu yakıştıran yazar ve yönetmene yazıklar olsun....
Rated 02 Jun 2017
roonay3kroonay3k
Rated 29 May 2017
75
82nd
A extremely well made film. Took me about 5 minutes too see that this was gonna be a good one. The scenery, way they filmed is beautiful. Actors were great also. The story was pretty good, but they could have made the ending even better. Soundtrack was great!
Rated 29 May 2017
donquixoticdonquixotic
Rated 28 May 2017
44
26th
Stop making films two and a half hours long when they only have 100 minutes of film
Rated 28 May 2017
darrenDarren
Rated 09 Mar 2017
67
41st
Lot of hate comin this film's way and it's mostly deserved b/c of how the last 20 minutes play out. For once maybe not treating the audience like idiot would work? But this looks amazing and if they'd ended it with the transfusion scene this would be A material stuff. People just get too hyped on what they want a movie to be.
Rated 09 Mar 2017
senolatnapsenolatnap
Rated 23 Feb 2017
70
65th
I don't care what anyone says, this is a mess but it's a wild and beautiful mess. Hopefully destined for reappraisal in a decade or so.
Rated 23 Feb 2017
egokiller808egokiller808
Rated 13 Oct 2024
82
15th
I like this movie. I think it's well done and slightly creepy. I love the concept and think it's portrayed well. The acting isn't horrible but not great. The end starts to get a little messy but it's not the worst. It's an enjoyable watch.
Rated 13 Oct 2024
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 13 Oct 2023
53
41st
It's highly derivative, like a Cronenbergian Cuckoo's Nest with a bunch of other cliches thrown in; And it fails to flesh out the characters; but there's a certain passion to it that's redeeming. It really tries to come up with creepy imagery and shoot it well.
Rated 13 Oct 2023
kasperlKasperL
Rated 29 Sep 2023
50
29th
It starts off well and then details towards the end. Watch "Shutter Island" instead.
Rated 29 Sep 2023
mixmaxtermixmaxter
Rated 05 May 2023
80
41st
a creepy and fun insane asylum story. it's pretty upfront with the premise so a lot of time is spent waiting for the shoe to drop, though it's not boring. plot gets a bit surreal and unclear but doesn't feel especially purposeful...
Rated 05 May 2023
barnowlBarnowl
Rated 27 Dec 2022
60
9th
Just not paced well enough to justify the few truly hard core scenes, and there aren't enough of those scenes.
Rated 27 Dec 2022
hotsakehotsake
Rated 30 Oct 2022
64
59th
Everything up until the reveal was great but after that, it just fell on its face. The final 30 minutes or so just left me feeling disappointed.
Rated 30 Oct 2022
eric_janeric-jan
Rated 12 Dec 2021
65
30th
Very creepy movie. Actually, nothing too unpredictable, but nevertheless creepy as hell. I liked the beginning the most, after that it became kind of lame.
Rated 12 Dec 2021
adam_p_dAdam P-D
Rated 16 Nov 2021
30
24th
The story and direction gives the impression that this film might become interesting at some point but it never does. I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out that it was produced through some kind of atificial intelligence or machine learning programmed to produce 'the kind of thing that people seem to like'.
Rated 16 Nov 2021
chaihumanchaihuman
Rated 12 Sep 2021
95
43rd
I love the cinematography.
Rated 12 Sep 2021
fuentissimoFuentissimo
Rated 14 Aug 2021
40
36th
Absolutely beautiful film visually, but doesn't have the substance or talent to make it much more than that.
Rated 14 Aug 2021
seenmanyseenmany
Rated 30 May 2021
80
47th
not bad, but good suspense, cinematic and immersive
Rated 30 May 2021
colorbufcolorbuf
Rated 03 May 2020
60
14th
Stunning photography and musical score. But the story did not appeal to me and to be honest, I found it difficult to follow.
Rated 03 May 2020
dissociativedissociative
Rated 04 Jan 2020
15
7th
really stupid
Rated 04 Jan 2020
bentienbentien
Rated 16 Dec 2019
44
22nd
Promising premise destroyed by dull horror and a less than convincing plot.
Rated 16 Dec 2019
gatoquentegatoquente
Rated 16 Sep 2019
96
81st
My SCORING: 99-96=Great; 95-90=Very good; 89-85=Good; 84-80=So-so; 79-70=Boring; Below 70=Forget it. The unexpected twists in the plot keep you guessing what's next. Couple this with the right amount of sound effects, superb setting, and realistic acting and you'll end up with a truly thrilling and unforgettable evening.
Rated 16 Sep 2019
easydiffeasydiff
Rated 09 Nov 2018
70
76th
I love this movie, but I also 100% understand why it absolutely BOMMMMMMBED hard. Gothic Horror is a tough sell in a world of $6,000 jumpscare flicks.
Rated 09 Nov 2018
fmoraesfmoraes
Rated 12 Mar 2018
80
73rd
2018/03/10
Rated 12 Mar 2018
ikkegoemikkeikkegoemikke
Rated 31 Dec 2017
75
90th
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Rated 31 Dec 2017

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