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Gerald's Game

2017 ·1h 44m · ★ 6.4 (3,895)

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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Director

Mike Flanagan Mike Flanagan
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Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
28
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
50
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
100
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
20
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
0
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
100
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
33
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
85
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
50
Discover with this DNA
Ghost

Content Warnings

Sexual ViolenceTaboo ContentBody HorrorDehumanizationTorture
Phobia triggers

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TMDB Keywords

based on novel or bookcar accidentchild abusechildhood traumadogeclipsememoirssorrow

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