Gerald's Game
Directed by Mike FlanaganWhen 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.
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- James SaenzApril 23, 2026“you’re not real. you’re only made of moonlight.” what do you mean there’s a black lodge doppelgänger of the giant/fireman from twin peaks going freaky style on her feet? very disturbing and upsetting subject matter, but i do still have an appreciation for flanagan’s ability to inject sentimentality and sincerity into his storytelling. this is ultimately a story of the responsibility we have to victims, a story of confrontation with trauma and making active choices to heal and be kind to your younger self, all while in the midst of the abuse and gore. does the extremely disappointing coda kind of tarnish the rest of the film? yes, but its main focus is centered around those themes so it’s not entirely without merit.
- rg9400November 1, 2024Going through Mike Flanagan's older films, and I think Gerald's Game is one of his stronger earlier works. You can see what he will eventually create in some of the scenes, and I don't just mean when a copy of the Midnight Mass book is thrown early on. This movie isn't particularly flashy to showcase some of the technical prowess of Flanagan, though flashback sequences illustrate his use of color well. There are some good use of prosthetics also. However, this movie is really a showcase for Carla Gugino's acting, often bottled up in a single location and hyper-focusing on her face as she works through a lot of emotions and interior thought processes. She's fantastic and really carries the movie. As for the story, you kind of have to get over the initial premise which feels a bit silly to view it as a way to explore our main protagonist's trauma and relationships. It does that really well before kind of going off the rails in the final minutes, but I will chalk that up to more Stephen King being unable to write a good ending than something specific on Flanagan's end.
Gerald's Game Trivia
Gerald's Game was released on June 29, 2017.
Gerald's Game was directed by Mike Flanagan.
Gerald's Game has a runtime of 1h 44m.
Gerald's Game was produced by Trevor Macy.
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.
The key characters in Gerald's Game are Jessie (Carla Gugino), Gerald (Bruce Greenwood), Moonlight Man (Carel Struycken).
Gerald's Game is rated Not Rated.
Gerald's Game is a Thriller, Horror, Drama film.
Gerald's Game has an audience rating of 7 out of 10.
Gerald's Game had a budget of $5M.