Gothika

"Because someone is dead doesn't mean they're gone."

2003 1h 38m EN

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6.2

MID

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15%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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5.8

IMDB

★6.2TMDB · 2,638🥫15%Rotten Tomatoes●38Metacritic★5.8IMDB · 123,227

HorrorMysteryThriller

Synopsis

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After a car crash, criminal psychologist Dr. Miranda Grey regains consciousness only to find that she's a patient in the same mental institution that currently employs her. She's been accused of murdering her husband Dr. Douglas Grey — but she has no memory of committing the crime. As she tries to regain her memory and convince her co-worker, Dr. Pete Graham, of her innocence, a vengeful spirit uses her as an earthly pawn, which further convinces everyone of her guilt.

“Because someone is dead doesn't mean they're gone.”

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Cast

Halle Berry
Miranda Grey
Robert Downey Jr.
Pete Graham
Charles S. Dutton
Douglas Grey
John Carroll Lynch
Sheriff Ryan
Bernard Hill
Phil Parsons
Penélope Cruz
Chloe Sava
Dorian Harewood
Teddy Howard
Bronwen Mantel
Irene

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
Writers: Sebastian Gutierrez
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 3.5× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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3 / 8

CAST

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258+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mathieu Kassovitz, shot by Matthew Libatique. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Ottman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Yannick Kergoat shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Halle Berry and Robert Downey Jr. and Charles S. Dutton carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Because someone is dead doesn't mean they're gone.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mathieu Kassovitz directs. Matthew Libatique behind the camera. John Ottman scores. Yannick Kergoat cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 3.5× over at the box office.
2Released 23 years ago.
3258+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Mathieu Kassovitz, shot by Matthew Libatique. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by John Ottman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Yannick Kergoat shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Halle Berry and Robert Downey Jr. and Charles S. Dutton carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Because someone is dead doesn't mean they're gone.".
9IMDB entry: tt0348836 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 25 themes, including "rape", "insanity", "married couple", "car crash".

The technical file

Cinematography: Matthew Libatique
Original score: John Ottman
Editing: Yannick Kergoat
Production design: Graham "Grace" Walker
Costume design: Kym Barrett
Makeup / hair: Camille Belanger
VFX supervisor: Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr.
Sound: Gary Alexander
Stunt coordinator: Steve Lucescu
Runtime: 98 min · 1h 38m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $40,000,000
Box office: $141,591,324
Return: 354% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Gothika (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes: 15% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 38/100
IMDB rating: 5.8/10 · 123,227 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

3 wins & 7 nominations total

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John Chard2015-10-08
★ 6/10
Time to wash away your sins. Whilst hardly being a very good horror film, it's not exactly the stinker some would have you believe. The problems with it are that it becomes overblown, after initially pulsing away as a very moody and atmospherically tight spooker, set to a superbly eerie asylum backdrop, it gets away from itself in the final third. The makers never quite grasp the concept of keeping the mystery aspects of the plot still cloaked in scary tints. Tech credits are dandy, though an impressive cast list are not asked to stretch themselves. It's not ever overtly frightening and lacks suspense in some key areas, but there's still enough of a creepy vibe here to not waste the time of first time viewers. Repeat viewing prospects, though? Unlikely. 6/10
r96sk2020-10-20
★ 7/10
Not great, yet enjoyable. Halle Berry is the star of <em>'Gothika'</em>, but is also joined competently by Robert Downey Jr. and Penélope Cruz; though we don't see much of the latter, unfortunately. The execution of the premise comes out alright, though could've been better of course. There's also a tonne of screaming, most of it unnecessary. As for scares, I can't say it produces in that regard to be honest. It's mainly just the cast that stick out, but I still like the vibe of the film even if it never had me feeling tense or anything close. Thankfully they kept it relatively short at just 98 minutes, even just 10-15 additional minutes would've crippled my feelings towards it. As such, it's passable.
Kamurai2021-01-21
★ 7/10
Really good watch, could watch again, and can recommend. Halle Berry carries this great Pyschological Thriller of a doctor turned mental patient. This definitely has the production value to support its needs. They do a great job of calling into question whether or not she's crazy at any given time while still presenting the "other worldly" aspects consistently. I even think it holds up (currently) 18 years later as there are technological restrictions in place. Well worth the watch if you like slasher killer detective movies.