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Good

R,

2008,

1h 36m,

History/

Drama

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34%

68 Reviews

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32%

25,000+ Ratings

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34%

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68 Reviews

32%

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25,000+ Ratings

A novel about a mercy killing brings a German professor (Viggo Mortensen) to the attention of the Nazi Party, which now wants him to write a treatise on euthanasia to justify the "final solution."

Critics Consensus

Though ambitious, Good stumbles in the transition from stage to screen, and Mortensen's performance isn't enough to cover its flaws.

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Leo Goldsmith

IndieWire

Aug 8, 2009

Bears a superficial resemblance to "The Conformist" and "The Garden of the Finzi-Continis," with their sense of dreary complacency, oppressively museum-like spaces, and curiously drab natural settings, but ultimately "Good" is less evocative

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Angie Errigo

Empire Magazine

Apr 17, 2009

2/5

A strong cast and good starting material doesn't manage to save this unsuccessful adaptation.

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Dave Calhoun

Time Out

Apr 17, 2009

3/6

By all accounts, Taylor's play was a more experimental piece than this film, in which the production values, like the acting, veer between the acceptable and the stodgy.

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Jason Best

Movie Talk

Nov 21, 2020

Even if Good isn't great, it remains a chilling cautionary tale.

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Laura Hiros

Rincón de cine

Mar 20, 2018

2/5

... unfortunately in the end and the adjective "good" does not sit well with this film. [Full review in Spanish]

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Allan Hunter

Daily Express (UK)

Apr 21, 2009

3/5

A tale illustrating the banality of evil is as timely as ever but the execution is heavy-handed and even with location filming and elaborate sets it still feels very theatrical.

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George M

Sep 25, 2018

"Good"? more like terrible. is this a bad TV movie? whats the singing all about? man this was so dull..

Anakin W

Jan 27, 2017

Surprised by the poor ratings because I thought it was a decent portrayal of the conflicts Nazism created for many ambitious Germans. Wasn't overly long and though Mortensen is the only top performance, the rest of the acting isn't too shabby.

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Synopsis

A novel about a mercy killing brings a German professor (Viggo Mortensen) to the attention of the Nazi Party, which now wants him to write a treatise on euthanasia to justify the "final solution."

Director: Vicente Amorim
Producer: Sarah Boote, Billy Dietrich
Screenwriter: C.P. Taylor, John Wrathall
Distributor: ThinkFilm
Production Co: Good Films
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 31, 2008, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $23.1K
Runtime: 1h 36m

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