The Good Nurse

"Based on the unthinkable true story."

2022 2h 1m EN

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 1,514

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Synopsis

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Suspicious that her colleague is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths, a nurse risks her own life to uncover the truth.

“Based on the unthinkable true story.”

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Cast

Jessica Chastain
Amy Loughren
Eddie Redmayne
Charles Cullen
Nnamdi Asomugha
Danny Baldwin
Kim Dickens
Linda Garran
Malik Yoba
Sam Johnson
Alix West Lefler
Alex Loughren
Noah Emmerich
Tim Braun
Gabe Fazio
Tom Anderson

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tobias Lindholm
Writers: Krysty Wilson-Cairns
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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Released 4 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tobias Lindholm, shot by Jody Lee Lipes. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne and Nnamdi Asomugha carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Based on the unthinkable true story.".

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IMDB entry: tt4273800 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Tobias Lindholm directs. Jody Lee Lipes behind the camera. Biosphere scores. Michael Rolt cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 4 years ago.
2Directed by Tobias Lindholm, shot by Jody Lee Lipes. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Biosphere. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Michael Rolt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne and Nnamdi Asomugha carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Based on the unthinkable true story.".
7IMDB entry: tt4273800 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 16 themes, including "friendship", "new jersey", "insulin", "based on novel or book".

The technical file

Cinematography: Jody Lee Lipes
Original score: Biosphere
Editing: Michael Rolt
Production design: Shane Valentino
Costume design: Amy Westcott
Makeup / hair: Toni Roman-Grimm
VFX supervisor: Lionel Estivill
Stunt coordinator: Douglas Crosby
Runtime: 121 min · 2h 1m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Good Nurse (2022)

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Manuel São Bento2022-11-22
★ 7/10
MORE SPOILER-FREE MINI-REVIEWS @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/mini-reviews-2022-edition/ "The Good Nurse uses the phenomenal cast at its disposal to elevate a shocking true story that will remain in my memory for a while. Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne shine through a screenplay that follows a mentally unstable serial killer who demonstrated the glaring lack of morals and institutional inhumanity of hospitals and administrators more concerned with protecting themselves than saving the lives of hundreds of patients. The pinnacle of human incompetence and ignorance with a light of genuine kindness at the end of the tunnel." Rating: B
Horseface2023-01-15
★ 1/10
I think there are actors in this. I mean, I heard voices. Unfortunately, before filming, someone turned off all the lights and said, "ACTION." Can't see a thing. Left after five minutes and got a refund. Was almost blinded by the real world. If you're courageous, bring sunglasses for after so you don't burn out your retinas after trying to see what's going on throughout this movie or whatever it is.
CinemaSerf2023-06-14
★ 6/10
Jessica Chastain is Amy, a nurse working the hectic nightshifts at her local hospital whilst trying to bring up her two children and combat a pernicious heart defect that requires surgery - a surgery she can ill afford. The pressure looks set ease a little when she is introduced to a new arrival. He, Charlie, (Eddie Redmayne) is a sympathetic and engaging man with whom she gradually begins to build a (platonic) friendship. Suddenly, a patient at their hospital dies and after some feet-dragging, the police become involved in an investigation that rings loads of alarm bells. It soon becomes clear that this death is but the latest in a series of mysteriously unexplained incidents and that, perhaps, Charlie might be more involved that his friendly demeanour might suggest. It's based on a true story, so there's no jeopardy as to who did what, when and where. The film is basically a two-hander with the pair delivering competent characterisations of the two nurses. Redmayne has less to do until the ending, and there he rather hams it up a bit. Chastain has more of the game and plays her role a little more characterfully but again, the writing isn't really very good and the pace of thing is all but glacial. It has a documentary feel to it at times with a score that does little to enhance the overall lacklustre production. Interesting story, but the film is nothing at all to write home about.