Synopsis
When her husband's sex game goes wrong, Jessie (who is handcuffed to a bed in a remote lake house) faces warped visions, dark secrets and a dire choice.
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Cast
- Carla GuginoJessie
- Bruce GreenwoodGerald
- Henry ThomasTom
- Chiara AureliaYoung Jessie
- Kate SiegelSally
- Carel StruyckenMoonlight Man
- Adalyn JonesMaddie
- Bryce HarperJames
- Gwendolyn MulambaJudge
- Jamie FlanaganCourt Clerk
Recommendations
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The Playlist
Gerald’s Game is a symphony of suspense and scares, spiked with just the right amount of gruesome gore. - 90
Variety
Taken strictly on its own terms, the film adaptation is an arrestingly and sometimes excruciatingly suspenseful psychological thriller lightly garnished with horror-movie flourishes...and driven by a compelling lead performance that is entirely worthy of a description too often misapplied to lesser work: tour de force. - 89
IGN
Gerald’s Game is a set of tightly wound gears that cranks out dread. Carla Gugino and Bruce Greenwood are as superb as they have ever been. - 83
IndieWire
Gugino and Greenwood deliver first-rate performances enriched by their characters’ ambiguous qualities. - 83
The A.V. Club
Perhaps because he’s had a couple of decades to think about it, Flanagan’s vision for the film is assured, full of intimate closeups that allow Gugino’s multi-layered performance to shine. - 81
The Verge
It’s a heightened, sometimes stagey take on a trashy exploitation flick, but it is mesmerizing. - 80
Paste Magazine
Ultimately, Gerald’s Game is an unassuming, overachieving little thriller that is blessed by two performers capable of handling the lion’s share of the dramatic challenges it presents. - 75
Consequence
Despite a handful of faults, it’s that rare horror film that works on both a psychological and a visceral level.
