God's Crooked Lines
Seen it?2022 | 155 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (77% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
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. If you loved Dolores Claiborne or Gone Girl, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 35 min.
- It's in Spanish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Alice Gould, a private investigator, pretends to be mentally ill in order to enter a psychiatric hospital and gather evidence for the case she is working on: the death of a patient in unclear circumstances.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
77% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
7.3 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
3 wins and 17 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a modest audience
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 116K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Oriol Paulo
- Bárbara LennieAlice
- Eduard FernándezSamuel Alvar
- Loreto MauleónMonserrat Castell
- Javier BeltránCésar Arellano
- Pablo DerquiUrquieta
- Federico AguadoRuipérez
- Adelfa CalvoDoctor Bernardos
- Antonio BuílRuiz de Pablos
- Dafnis BalduzInspector Soto
- Lluís SolerMan / Fake Del Olmo / Dr. Donadio