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A Cure for Wellness
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2016 film directed by Gore Verbinski
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A Cure for Wellness is a horror and thriller film directed by Gore Verbinski, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Justin Haythe. The English-language production stars Dane DeHaan, Jason Isaacs, Mia Goth, and Celia Imrie. It was produced by Davy Crockett, Arnon Milchan, and Verbinski through Regency Enterprises, with additional companies including New Regency Pictures and Blind Wink. The film was distributed by 20th Century Studios, Netflix, and Disney+.
Set in Switzerland and Manhattan, the narrative takes place in a hospital environment. Principal photography occurred at Hohenzollern Castle. The movie has a runtime of 146 minutes and was released in 2016 and 2017. It holds an R rating. Critical reception included a 42% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a 47/100 score on Metacritic, and an IMDb rating of 6.4 from 119,854 votes. The film had a budget of 40,000,000 and generated 26,620,002 in revenue.
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Film · TMDB
6.4An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company's CEO from an idyllic but mysterious "wellness center" at a remote location in the Swiss Alps but soon suspects that the spa's miraculous treatments are not what they seem.
Cast
- Dane DeHaan as Lockhart
- Jason Isaacs as Volmer
- Mia Goth as Hannah
- Harry Groener as Pembroke
- Celia Imrie as Victoria Watkins
- Adrian Schiller as Deputy Director
Themes
- darkness
- therapist
- switzerland
- mountain
- wellness
- employee
- health
- patient
- spa
- drugs
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Ratings
IMDb
6.4/10
119,854 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
42%
Metacritic
47/100
- Year
- 2016
- Runtime
- 146 min
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 4 wins & 5 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Gore Verbinski
- Screenplay by
- Justin Haythe
- Story by
- Justin Haythe Gore Verbinski
- Produced by
- Arnon Milchan Gore Verbinski David Crockett
- Starring
- Dane DeHaan Jason Isaacs Mia Goth Harry Groener Celia Imrie Adrian Schiller
- Cinematography
- Bojan Bazelli
- Edited by
- Lance Pereira Pete Beaudreau
- Music by
- Benjamin Wallfisch
- Production companies
- Regency Enterprises Blind Wink Productions New Regency Productions
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox
- Release dates
- December 10, 2016 ( 2016-12-10 ) ( Alamo Drafthouse ) February 17, 2017 ( 2017-02-17 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 147 minutes
- Countries
- United States Germany Luxembourg
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $40 million
- Box office
- $26.6 million
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- Luxembourg
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Gore Verbinski
- Screenwriter
- Gore Verbinski
- Cast member
- Magnus Krepper
- Composer
- Benjamin Wallfisch
- Producer
- Gore Verbinski
- Production company
- Regency Enterprises
- Cinematographer
- Bojan Bazelli
- Narrative location
- Switzerland
- Filming location
- Hohenzollern Castle
- Duration
- 146
- FilmAffinity ID
- 454394
- Official website
- www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/a-cure-for-wellness
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- publication date
- 2017-02-16
- title
- A Cure for Wellness
- distributed by
- Disney+
- production designer
- Eve Stewart
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- set in environment
- hospital
- review score
- 47/100
- set in period
- 2016
Sources (15)
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Encyclopedic overview
A Cure for Wellness is a 2016 psychological horror film directed by Gore Verbinski and written by Justin Haythe. Haythe and Verbinski were inspired by Thomas Mann's 1924 novel The Magic Mountain while coming up with the idea for the film. Starring Dane DeHaan, Jason Isaacs, and Mia Goth, the plot follows a young executive who is sent to retrieve his company's CEO from a mysterious rehabilitation center in the Swiss Alps.
An international co-production based in the United States, Germany, and Luxembourg, the film was shot on location at various German locations, including Hohenzollern Castle in Baden-Württemberg.
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