2013 · thriller · drama · mystery
Side Effects (2013)
Directed by Steven Soderbergh1h 46m2013
A woman turns to prescription medication as a way of handling her anxiety concerning her husband's upcoming release from prison.
Our read: Side Effects (2013) (2013) reads as a heavy, kinetic, grounded thriller · drama · mystery entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, kinetic, measured thriller / drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- brisk
- intense
- bleak
- cold
- twisty
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