Academy Award winners Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne star in this medical crime thriller based on true events surrounding a nurse...
Academy Award winners Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne star in this medical crime thriller based on true events surrounding a nurse suspicious that her colleague is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths. Helmed by filmmaker Tobias Lindholm, who co-wrote Oscar winner Another Round and directed Oscar-nominated 2015 drama A War.
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A pair of powerhouse performances anchor this chilling true crime story. It's more an indictment of crooked medical institutions than of the rogue evil that was allowed to flourish within them.
74 %168 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
76 %1,163 reviewsAudience score rating
"I like these actors. I just wish they were in a better movie."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.com"The Good Nurse remains a good, if not ultimately great, attempt to tell the story of a very bad person."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Lindholm's adaptation strikes a note of profound remove that never lets up, a fitting choice for this dark drama."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"This superbly acted thriller – Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne both shine – is every bit as textured and knotty as (Lindholm's) previous work."
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Screen Daily
Screen Daily"For a while, the work on the part of the performers is nuanced enough to distract us from The Good Nurse’s implausibilities..."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"Disappointingly flat..."
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Slash Film
Slash Film"The Good Nurse ultimately makes a sophisticated impression as a moving, deeply political human interest story..."
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Variety
Variety"A gripping but refreshingly unmanipulative true-crime tragedy."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterThe Good Nurse | Details
- Rating
- M, Mature themes and coarse language
- Runtime
- 121
- Genre
- Drama, Thriller, True Story & Biography
- Country of origin
- USA
- Studio
- Netflix Original
