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Nocebo

2022Movie1 h 36 min

64
DecentGoodWatch score

A gripping, tense mystery movie about the mind and mystery.

Good for date night · friends night · drop-in friendly

Skip it if you want fast pacing

Where to watch

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Not for warmth, comfort or laughs.

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Story

Sanity hangs by a thread.

A fashion designer suffers from a mysterious illness that puzzles her doctors and frustrates her husband until help arrives in the form of a Filipino caregiver who uses traditional folk healing to reveal a horrifying truth.

Feels like

  • Psychological Thriller
  • Cultural Clash
  • Filipino Folklore
  • Supernatural Mystery
  • Class Conflict
  • Gaslighting
  • Slow Burn
  • Creeping Dread
  • Folk Healing

Cast

Crew

Directed by
Lorcan Finnegan
Written by
Garret Shanley

Everyone

Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).

Facts

November 3, 2022 · 1 h 36 min · Disturbing Imagery

Released
November 3, 2022
Runtime
1 h 36 min
Content
Disturbing Imagery
Genres
Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Fantasy
Original language
English
Also spoken
Spanish, Filipino
Made in
Ireland, Philippines, United Kingdom, United States
Available in
80 countries

Tropes

Ambiguous Situation, Animal Motifs, Asshole Victim +9

  • Ambiguous Situation
  • Animal Motifs
  • Asshole Victim
  • Bilingual Bonus
  • Bittersweet Ending
  • Driven to Suicide
  • Even Evil Has Loved Ones
  • Karmic Death
  • Jerkass Has a Point
  • Replacement Goldfish
  • Villain Protagonist
  • Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane

12 of 13 tropes. From TV Tropes.

Q&A

4 questions, like "Where can I stream Nocebo?"

Questions about Nocebo

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream Nocebo?

In the United States, Nocebo streams on Philo, AMC+, and Shudder, and it is free with ads on Hoopla. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 19 other countries.

Is Nocebo worth watching?

64
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 64 (IMDb 5.8, Rotten Tomatoes 74%, and Metacritic 58).

Will Nocebo scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

At times: scares are rated 7 of 10.

Will I feel good after watching Nocebo?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for bleakness and 6 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.