Painkillers

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Painkillers

2019,

1h 23m,

Mystery & Thriller/

Drama

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After a terrible car crash in which his son dies, a brilliant surgeon becomes prey to unbearable physical pain, and it can only be eased by the taste of human blood.

Josh Goller

Spectrum Culture

May 27, 2021

Wraps itself in the trappings of grief, addiction and trauma, and yet has little interest in honestly exploring these heavy themes. And it's a lousy vampire movie to boot.

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Robert Martin

Starburst

Feb 11, 2019

7/10

Before getting carried away, if it sounds like this is a great film, it's no Near Dark but it's much better than expected.

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Frank Ochieng

SF Crowsnest

Feb 7, 2019

2.5/4

'Painkillers' certainly does not reinvent the wheel when it comes to the physicality or emotional presence of pain and suffering. [It] definitely works on the nerves and reinforces a certain kind of fixation that is more than imagined or hallucinatory.

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

Jan 28, 2019

3/5

Painkillers, which makes a bold effort to take on this large and complex subject, not always getting it right but, overall, acquitting itself pretty well.

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George S

Feb 28, 2019

Quite boring and rather bad actors. The wife doesn't even seem that bothered that their son is dead, and the end of the film was so idiotic I couldn't believe it was actually finished. How does this film get more than 80% from audience and critics is a mystery to me. Also what is the blond woman doing so prominently on the film poster, when she's only seen less than a minute during the film. The black woman on the other hand, who's one of the main actresses, is barely credited, wtf.

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Han S

Feb 3, 2019

I loved this movie! I thought it was really suspenseful without relying on jump scares. It's more like a thriller. I thought the modern day take on vampirism was a very cool way to sort of reinvent the vampire genre. was also refreshing to see a horror film that wasnt just sexy teens escaping danger

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Abraham G

Feb 1, 2019

Original idea and very well done! Solid acting from every character!

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Synopsis

After a terrible car crash in which his son dies, a brilliant surgeon becomes prey to unbearable physical pain, and it can only be eased by the taste of human blood.

Director: Roxy Shih
Producer: Luke Barnett, Giles Daoust, Vincent Masciale
Screenwriter: Giles Daoust
Distributor: Kew Media Group
Production Co: Lone Suspect, Title Media
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 31, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 4, 2019
Runtime: 1h 23m

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