Summary
Set during the true and unconscionable Central Intelligence Agency MK ULTRA drug experimentations in the early 1960s. The journey of Ford Strauss, a brilliant psychiatrist, whose moral and scientific boundaries are pushed to the limit as he is recruited to run a subsect of the program in a rural Mississippi Mental Hospital.
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Solo watch
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 64GoodWatch 50
Audience score90%
Letterboxd · 1 K ratings2.5/5
IMDb5.0
Running time
1 h 37 min
A typical length for thrillers, −7 min on the typical 104
typical 10497Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 132 countries
+122Released
2022
October 7, 2022
4 years ago
Genre
ThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 3 moreDirecting · 1
- Joseph Sorrentino Director, Writer, Producer
Production · 6
- Tom Rooker Executive Producer
- Lee Broda Producer, Casting
- Sigurjón Sighvatsson Producer
- Seth Willenson Producer
- Andreas Schilling Producer
- Jerry Tankersley Producer
Camera · 1
- Diego Romero Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Cristóbal Fernández Editor
Sound · 1
- Tony Neiman Music
Art · 1
- Jacqueline Jacobson Scarfo Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- John H. Smith Costume Design
- Sioux Sinclair Makeup Department Head
- Marisa Pinuelas Key Hair Stylist
Other crew · 1
- Michael Yahn Stunt Coordinator
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