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A Cure for Wellness

2017·Movie
2h 26min·R
51
MediocreGoodWatch score

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A , sci-fi movie: , .

Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults

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All of us are human. None of us are immune.

An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company's CEO from an idyllic but mysterious "wellness center" at a remote location in the Swiss Alps but soon suspects that the spa's miraculous treatments are not what they seem.
Gothic Psychological ThrillerVisually SumptuousUncanny Valley AtmosphereCorporate SatireBody Horror ElementsSwiss Alpine MysteryStylized DreadInstitutional ParanoiaAtmospheric Tension

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Where can I stream A Cure for Wellness?

In the United States, A Cure for Wellness streams on Cinemax. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 72 other countries.

Is A Cure for Wellness worth watching?

51
MediocreGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 51 (IMDb 6.4, Rotten Tomatoes 42%, and Metacritic 47). Audiences rate it higher (57 out of 100) than critics (45).

Will A Cure for Wellness scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

At times: scares are rated 7 of 10, and some images are gruesome (grotesque 7 of 10).

Will I feel good after watching A Cure for Wellness?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for bleakness and 4 for melancholy, against 1 for hopefulness.

Was A Cure for Wellness a box office flop?

Budget$40 million
Box office$27 million

Yes: it cost about $40 million to make and earned $27 million worldwide, 67% of its budget.

What tropes does A Cure for Wellness use?

Cane FuThe IngenueBlood Is Squicker in WaterDramatic Necklace RemovalThrowing Off the DisabilityGasoline DousingPunch-Clock VillainVillainous BreakdownEveryone Has StandardsSurveillance Station SlackerKarma HoudiniNo Name Givenand 88 more

TV Tropes lists 100 tropes for it, including Cane Fu, The Ingenue, and Blood Is Squicker in Water.