Gothika

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Gothika

R,

2003,

1h 36m,

Horror/

Mystery & Thriller

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16%

158 Reviews

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45%

250,000+ Ratings

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158 Reviews

45%

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250,000+ Ratings

The life of psychiatrist Miranda Grey (Halle Berry) is derailed after she nearly hits a girl with her car one night. Later, Miranda wakes up in her own mental hospital under the care of her peer, Pete Graham (Robert Downey Jr.). Completely disoriented, Miranda is accused of killing her own husband, but she has no memory of anything after she encountered the girl. Slowly Miranda begins to uncover what happened, but she has to escape the asylum to solve the mystery.

Critics Consensus

Berry's acting talents can't save Gothika from its preposterous plot and bad dialogue.

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Antonia Quirke

London Evening Standard

Dec 18, 2017

The most interesting thing about this clunky, foolish horror flick -- in which everybody but the audience is constantly caught off-guard -- is Berry's scrappy wig.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Dec 24, 2010

2/5

Grisly, disturbing, extremely violent horror film.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

May 3, 2005

D

Succeeds in making every plot twist more unbelievable and irrational than the last.

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Jazzmin Crawley

Girl, That's Scary (Podcast)

Mar 28, 2026

While the nostalgia keeps me coming back, the script is hard to overlook. Halle Berry is one of the best things about this film.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 22, 2025

1.5/4

The killer may indeed be not guilty by reason of insanity, but Gothika is clearly guilty by reason of stupidity.

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Stephanie Archer

Film Inquiry

Feb 4, 2024

While Gothika may not have stood the test of time, or even present the most plausible horror narrative, it delivers an eerie watch that fans of the genre can enjoy.

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Mar 18, 2019

This really should be an origin story. I would read tf out of this as a comic.

Theodore M

Feb 1, 2019

Definitely entertaining and easy to engage in. Acting is on par. I agree with other reviewers that the movie doesnï¿ 1/2 1/2(TM)t take the horror genre to new levels but itï¿ 1/2 1/2(TM)s a good enough story to watch unfold in its under 2 hour runtime. The backstory of the killers couldï¿ 1/2 1/2(TM)ve been examined more with details, however. Always love to watch Robert Downey Jr onscreen and Halle Berry does her part as well.

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Rey W

Jan 1, 2019

I THOUGHT it was an awesome movie...halle Berry was first-rate!

Finn S

Nov 21, 2018

This is what you get when you chuck a handful of Hollywood A listers into a contrived horror thriller. It has its moments but it is all utterly ridiculous and totally forgettable.

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Han S

Jul 23, 2018

fantastic film, so goo.

Draco G

Jul 5, 2018

Didn't think it was all bad. Halle berry's performance is pretty good and the film kept me interested for the most part. However there are quite a few things in this that annoyed me.

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Mathieu Kassovitz

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Halle Berry

Miranda Grey

Robert Downey Jr.

Pete Graham

Charles S. Dutton

Dr. Douglas Grey

John Carroll Lynch

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Synopsis

The life of psychiatrist Miranda Grey (Halle Berry) is derailed after she nearly hits a girl with her car one night. Later, Miranda wakes up in her own mental hospital under the care of her peer, Pete Graham (Robert Downey Jr.). Completely disoriented, Miranda is accused of killing her own husband, but she has no memory of anything after she encountered the girl. Slowly Miranda begins to uncover what happened, but she has to escape the asylum to solve the mystery.

Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
Producer: Joel Silver, Robert Zemeckis, L. Levin, Susan Downey
Screenwriter: Sebastian Gutierrez
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Brothers, Columbia Pictures Corporation, Dark Castle Entertainment
Rating: R (Nudity|Brief Language|Violence)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 24, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $59.6M
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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