Patrick

Patrick

Cruel. Controlling. Comatose.

Directed by Mark Hartley

Produced by Screen Australia, F.G. Film Productions

201396 min4.9 / 10

A dark, paranoia-soaked psychological thriller about a comatose man's psychic manipulation of a vulnerable nurse, blending body horror with intimate violation.

Patrick lays comatose in a small private hospital, his only action being his involuntary spitting. When a pretty young nurse, just separated from her husband, begins work at the hospital, she senses that Patrick is communicating with her, and he seems to be using his psychic powers to manipulate events in her life.

Questions people ask

  • Is Patrick scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Does Patrick end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Patrick easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is Patrick sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Patrick violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity71

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise10

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Patrick

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Patrick

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Patrick, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Patrick, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Patrick, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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