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Summary
A woman turns to prescription medication as a way of handling her anxiety concerning her husband's upcoming release from prison.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+9)
Critics 79Audiences 70GoodWatch 74
Tomatometer82%
Metascore75
User score7.1
IMDb7.0
Audience score70%
Letterboxd · 106 K ratings3.4/5
Box office
2.1×its budget
- Budget
- $30 M
- Worldwide
- $63 M
Worldwide it earned $33 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 46 min
A typical length for thrillers
typical 104106Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 25 countries, rent or buy in 18 more
+15Released
2013
February 7, 2013
13 years ago
Genres
ThrillerCrimeDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchMade in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 59 more79 people
- Rooney MaraEmily Taylor
- Jude LawJonathan Banks
- Catherine Zeta-JonesDr. Victoria Siebert
- Channing TatumMartin Taylor
- Vinessa ShawDierdre Banks
- Ann DowdMrs. Taylor
- Polly DraperEileen Spicer
- David CostabileCarl
Mamie GummerKayla
Scott ShepherdNYPD Detective
Marin IrelandUpset Visitor
Elizabeth RodriguezPharmacist
Craig muMs GrantWards Island Orderly
Carmen PelaezPrison Desk Guard
Peter FriedmanBanks' Partner #1
Laila RobinsBanks Partner #2- HAHaraldo AlvarezGarage Attendant
James MartinezPolice Officer at the Hospital
Vladimir VersaillesAugustin
Jacqueline AntaramianDesk Nurse
Michelle Vergara MooreJoan
Katie LowesConference Organizer- SPSteven PlattBartender
Victor CruzNYPD Officer Beahan
Directing · 4
- Steven Soderbergh Director, Director of Photography, Editor
- Gregory Jacobs First Assistant Director, Producer
- Jody Spilkoman Second Assistant Director
- Eva Z. Cabrera Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Scott Z. Burns Screenplay, Producer
Production · 8
- James D. Stern Executive Producer
- Michael Polaire Executive Producer
- Douglas Hansen Executive Producer
- Lorenzo di Bonaventura Producer
- Carmen Cuba Casting
- Wittney Horton Casting Associate
Camera · 5
- Patrick B. O'Brien Camera Operator
- Barry Wetcher Still Photographer
- Bob Izzo Best Boy Grip
- Rob Agredo Dolly Grip
- John Joseph Minardi Key Grip
Editing · 8
- Dan Muscarella Color Timer
- John Daro Digital Intermediate Colorist
- John Nicolard Digital Intermediate
- David Rosenthal Digital Intermediate
- Corey Bayes First Assistant Editor
- Philip Beckner Digital Intermediate Editor
Sound · 10
- Thomas Newman Original Music Composer
- Larry Blake Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Aaron Glascock Dialogue Editor
- Alicia Stevenson Foley
- Bill Bernstein Music Editor
- Dawn Fintor Foley
Art · 20
- Howard Cummings Production Design
- Miguel López-Castillo Art Direction
- Rena DeAngelo Set Decoration
- John J. Ciccimarro Key Carpenter
- Pierre Rovira Construction Coordinator
- Charlie Price Key Construction Grip
Costume & Make-Up · 11
- Susan Lyall Costume Design
- Tania Ribalow Key Makeup Artist
- Cassandra Saulter Makeup Artist
- Nicki Ledermann Makeup Department Head
- Kerrie Smith Hair Department Head
- Amy Ritchings Assistant Costume Designer
Visual Effects · 1
- Thomas J. Smith Visual Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 8
- Sean McCardell Electrician
- Peter Walts Gaffer
- Scott Maher Electrician
- Bob Gambardella Electrician
- Rocco Palmieri Best Boy Electric
- Michael Fradianni Genetator Operator
Other crew · 16
- G.A. Aguilar Stunt Coordinator
- Blaise Corrigan Stunts
- Chris Cenatiempo Stunts
- Christopher Place Stunts
- Derrick Simmons Stunts
- Declan Mulvey Stunts
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