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The Mountain

2019Movie1 h 46 min

Drama
51
MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb5.5Letterboxd3.2/5Metacritic64–Rotten Tomatoes63%31%
51
MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb5.5Letterboxd3.2/5Metacritic64–Rotten Tomatoes63%31%

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1950s America. Since his mother‘s confinement to an institution, Andy has lived in the shadow of his stoic father. A family acquaintance, Dr. Wallace Fiennes, employs the introverted young man as a photographer to document an asylum tour advocating for his increasingly controversial lobotomy procedure.

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Gibbering GeniusRare · in 40 titlesZig-zagged with Dr. Fiennes, surprisingly enough, considering who plays him. Much of the time, he speaks in a very even, almost soothing manner, appropriate for a doctor.Ambiguously Evilin 470 titlesIs Dr. Fiennes a well-intentioned doctor who deludes himself into ignoring the harm he's doing?All 15 tropes

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