Gerald's Game

20172017
TV-MATV-MA
1h 43min

Carla Gugino and Bruce Greenwood in Gerald's Game (2017)

While trying to spice up her marriage in a remote lake house, a woman must suddenly fight to survive when she is left handcuffed to a bed.

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A couple tries to spice up their marriage in a remote lake house. After the husband dies unexpectedly, the wife is left handcuffed to their bed frame and must fight to survive and break free... Read allA couple tries to spice up their marriage in a remote lake house. After the husband dies unexpectedly, the wife is left handcuffed to their bed frame and must fight to survive and break free.A couple tries to spice up their marriage in a remote lake house. After the husband dies unexpectedly, the wife is left handcuffed to their bed frame and must fight to survive and break free.

Director
- Mike Flanagan
Writers
- Mike Flanagan(screenplay by)
- Jeff Howard(screenplay by)
- Stephen King(based on the novel by)
Stars

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Awards
- 4 wins & 5 nominations

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Carla Gugino and Bruce Greenwood in Gerald's Game (2017)

Carla Gugino in Gerald's Game (2017)

Henry Thomas, Bryce Harper, and Adalyn Jones in Gerald's Game (2017)

Carla Gugino and Bruce Greenwood in Gerald's Game (2017)

Carla Gugino in Gerald's Game (2017)

Carel Struycken in Gerald's Game (2017)

Carla Gugino in Gerald's Game (2017)

Henry Thomas in Gerald's Game (2017)

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Chiara Aurelia in Gerald's Game (2017)

Chiara Aurelia in Gerald's Game (2017)

Chiara Aurelia in Gerald's Game (2017)

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When a harmless game between a married couple in a remote retreat suddenly becomes a harrowing fight for survival, wife Jessie must confront long-buried demons within her own mind - and possibly lurking in the shadows of her seemingly empty house. —Intrepid Pictures

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Taglines
- Some games you play, some you survive.
Genres
Certificate
- TV-MA
Parents guide

Trivia
The woman from the dream Jessie describes as standing over a well during an eclipse is Dolores Claiborne, the main character from Stephen King's 1992 novel of the same name.

Goofs
It is very unlikely that the car's airbags wouldn't deploy with such a hard crash.

Quotes
Gerald Burlingame: People are safe from ghouls and ghosts and the living dead in the daylight. And they're usually safe from them at night, if they're with others. But a person alone in the dark... women alone in the dark are like open doors, Jessie, and if they scream for help, who knows what might answer. Who knows what people see in the moment of their solitary death. Is it so hard to believe that some of them might have died of fear? No matter what the words on the death certificate say... died of fear... because they saw, at their bedside, the Moonlight Man. Maybe that's just what death looks like.
Jessie Burlingame: Not... real...
Gerald Burlingame: Then why did the dog leave?

Crazy credits
In each of the main credits' screen, a letter G, O, C or N is styled with the bright half-circle of the eclipse, which defines the color of the fonts: Letters to the left of that one are "lit up" in yellow, less bright the farther they are; the other letters are red. The remaining credits also have an unusual lighting, scrolling over a bright circle so that some letters are suddenly clearer.

Connections
Featured in FoundFlix: Gerald's Game (2017) (2017)

Soundtracks
Bring It on Home to Me
Performed by Sam Cooke
Written by Sam Cooke
Courtesy of ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. and Sony Music Entertainment

Top review

Excellent

This was an unexpected gem. I guessed I had heard a few good things about it, but I expected something at least decent. The film is actually very good, with a fantastic lead performance at its core. The premise is a simple one that could have not worked at all, but the film is crafted with such care by Mike Flanagan and it really shows. The only flaw I would point out would be the final scenes. Something about their execution didn't work completely for me. Other than that, definitely a film to be recommended.

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Release date
- September 29, 2017 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Official sites
- Official Facebook
- Official Netflix
Language
- English
Also known as
- Trò Chơi Tình Ái
Filming locations
- Mobile, Alabama, USA
Production company
- Intrepid Pictures
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Runtime
- 1h 43min
Color
- Color
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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