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A Cure for Wellness

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A Wall Street stockbroker (Dane DeHaan) travels to a remote location in the Swiss Alps to retrieve his company's CEO (Harry Groener) from an idyllic but mysterious wellness center. He soon suspects that the miraculous treatments are not what they seem. His sanity is tested when he unravels the spa's terrifying secrets and finds himself diagnosed with the same curious illness that keeps all of the guests there longing for a cure.
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A Cure for Wellness boasts a surfeit of visual style, but it's wasted on a derivative and predictable story whose twists, turns, and frights have all been more effectively dealt before.

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Kristen Lopez Culturess The problems lie in an excessively lengthy runtime resulting in repetition of scares before an utterly bizarre finale. Nov 20, 2017 Full Review Stephen Romei The Australian Verbinski's gothic psychological thriller is absorbing. It unfolds in a maze even Theseus would not escape. It will keep you guessing until the almost unbelievable ending. Rated: 3.5/5 Mar 24, 2017 Full Review Paul Byrnes Sydney Morning Herald If Verbinski had brought pace, the film might have worked, but he takes an eternity, then throws it all to the winds with a finale that's remarkable silly, even in this fanciful neck of the woods. Rated: 3/5 Mar 15, 2017 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Sheer peculiarity may earn A Cure for Wellness devoted enthusiasts, but those hoping for story logic or emotional involvement will feel unfulfilled. Rated: 1.5/4 Apr 5, 2022 Full Review Jason Shawhan Nashville Scene This movie is lush, cruel and stuffed to the brim with unforgettable images. Sep 10, 2021 Full Review Kip Mooney College Movie Review Overstays its welcome and moves from 'fun creepy' to truly disturbing. Rated: C Aug 28, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Katherine V The reviews have kept me away from this movie for too long. Entertaining from start to finish. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/19/25 Full Review B P The Interminable ‘A Cure For Wellness’ is a Feast for the Eyes Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 04/16/25 Full Review Josh A This movie is very much an experimental piece, and it worked. It has a great, interesting story with lots of horror and a great aesthetic. It's also very weird, which works for it, and it feels like a true passion project for Gore Verbinski. I don't see anything better to do than to get right into it. The story is great, focusing on a strange retreat in Germany that uses water as the primary treatment method. It creates intrigue, but as the story continues, it gets more and more intriguing and the mystery amps up and up. Then, by the end, the facility burns down, the main villain, who feels like a gothic horror monster and basically is that, is dead and the main character is happy in Germany, riding off with a manic expression on his face. It's crazy and it's great. And, not to mention, the movie has a great aesthetic. It feels industrial yet beautiful, akin to something like Bendy and the Ink Machine (which is getting a movie soon, can't wait) or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It's great, and the white-ish blues and greens make it feel aesthetically pleasing, strangely. It's a great aesthetic that makes the movie stand out and it just looks... good. I don't know how else to describe it, really, but that's the film: a fun and interesting story. Overall, an interesting and experimental horror film that I found fun and visually appealing. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/08/25 Full Review TheObscure W I don't understand critics, this movie it's gorgeous especially in the gothic atmosphere and Mia Goth is magnetic as always. Maybe the ending it's a little weak. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/26/25 Full Review Luis Otavio F Something out of the box, the duration could be shorter, the story ends up stretched out without a plot to sustain it. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/09/25 Full Review Jon L Not a reboot, spinoff, or other boring unoriginal contrivance. A fun eerie story that was fun from beginning to end. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/10/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A Wall Street stockbroker (Dane DeHaan) travels to a remote location in the Swiss Alps to retrieve his company's CEO (Harry Groener) from an idyllic but mysterious wellness center. He soon suspects that the miraculous treatments are not what they seem. His sanity is tested when he unravels the spa's terrifying secrets and finds himself diagnosed with the same curious illness that keeps all of the guests there longing for a cure.
Director
Gore Verbinski
Producer
Arnon Milchan, Gore Verbinski, David Crockett
Screenwriter
Justin Haythe
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Blink Wink, New Regency
Rating
R (Disturbing Violent Content|An Assault|Sexual Content|Disturbing Violent Images|Graphic Nudity|Language)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Horror, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 17, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 31, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$7.5M
Runtime
2h 20m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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