Trailer+5 trailers
Summary
Suspecting his wife of infidelity, Jerry is persuaded by his best friend to accompany him to a brothel to sample ‘The Special’, which proves to be a lifechanging experience in more ways than one. Because every pleasure has its price...
Good for
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
- Solo watch
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 52GoodWatch 52
Audience score54%
IMDb4.9
Running time
1 h 34 min
A typical length for horror movies
typical 9594Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 23 more
Released
2020
January 31, 2020
6 years ago
Genre
HorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesStrong
- 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 2 more29 people
- Dave SheridanMike
- Sarah FrenchLisa
- DRDavy RaphaelyJerry
- DHDoug HendersonIvan
- Paul CottmanDetective Barnes
- WSWayne ShearerMort
- TBTony BarberMotel Manager
- LBLisa BudwigMystic Wanda
- LTLeslie TalleyTrudy
- Janae PalmerSyn
- ASAleksandra SvetlichnayaNada
- CDChristina DiNicoloErin
- NDNic DetorieDick
- SFSheri FairchildThe Cleaning Lady
- BNBlanda NaceDr. Weaver
- KHKim HogemanPharmacist
- JYJames YoungFrank the Guard
- MNMitchell NeaseHardware Store Employee
- JCJim ClarkHardware Store Manager
- PWPatricia WillNurse
- ACArlington CountySelf
- JAJohn A. TeskeDr. Novak
- MNMatt NeaseNick Roberts
- CWCal WearyGeorge
Directing · 2
- B. Harrison Smith Director
- Melody Baxter Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
- James Newman Writer
- Mark Steensland Writer
Production · 6
- Jonathan Ilchert Executive Producer
- Doug Henderson Producer, Editor
- Alex Bafer Producer
- Felissa Rose Associate Producer
- Peter Cote Production Assistant
- Jessica Dentith Production Assistant
Camera · 6
- Matt Nease Director of Photography, Editor
- Myles Jackson Grip
- Tyrrell Drew Key Grip
- Dan Maher Digital Imaging Technician
- Morgan Beechey Assistant Camera
- Dan Brenkert Grip
Sound · 2
- John Avarese Sound, Original Music Composer
- Christian Kircher Sound Recordist
Art · 3
- Marcus Koch Sculptor
- Emily Golihew Set Designer
- Joshua Reale Set Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Robby Knyrim Special Effects Makeup Artist
- Jodi LaBar Makeup Artist
- Sue Toth Makeup Department Head
- Roy Knyrim Makeup Effects Designer
Visual Effects · 1
- Matt Falletta Special Effects Supervisor
Other crew · 11
- Mark Kosobucki Special Effects
- Gary Dell'Abate Thanks
- Cliff Kern Technical Supervisor
- Steve Brandano Thanks
- Sabrina Thomas Transportation Coordinator
- Cheryl Rettger Kosobucki Supervisor of Production Resources
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