A Cure for Wellness
Seen it?2017 | 146 min | Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office loss and middling reviews (42% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, horror fans and sci-fi fans. If you loved Blue Velvet, start here.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 2 hr 26 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect drug use.
An 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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
42% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
6.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$27 million worldwide on a $40 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
Not enough engagement data yet
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Gore Verbinski
- Dane DeHaanLockhart
- Jason IsaacsVolmer
- Mia GothHannah
- Harry GroenerPembroke
- Celia ImrieVictoria Watkins
- Adrian SchillerDeputy Director
- Ivo NandiEnrico
- Tomas NorströmFrank Hill
- Ashok MandannaRon Nair
- Lisa BanesHollis