Is Side Effects easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Side Effects end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Side Effects scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Side Effects violent?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Side Effects

Name: Side Effects
Genre: Thriller, Crime, Drama
Released: 2013
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Rooney Mara, Jude Law, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Channing Tatum, Vinessa Shaw

One pill can change your life.

Directed by Steven Soderbergh

Produced by di Bonaventura Pictures, Endgame Entertainment

2013106 min6.6 / 10

A taut psychological thriller that uses prescription medication and psychiatric deception as a vehicle for exploring complicity, professional ethics, and the unreliability of truth in high-stakes urban crime.

A woman turns to prescription medication as a way of handling her anxiety concerning her husband's upcoming release from prison.

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Is Side Effects easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Does Side Effects end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Side Effects scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is Side Effects sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Side Effects violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.