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Movie Info

After a terrible car crash in which his son dies, a brilliant surgeon becomes prey to unbearable physical pain, and it can only be eased by the taste of human blood.

Genre:

drama, mystery and thriller
Original Language:

English
Director:

Roxy Shih
Producer:

Luke Barnett, Giles Daoust, Vincent Masciale
Writer:

Giles Daoust
Release Date (Theaters):

Jan 31, 2019 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

Feb 4, 2019
Runtime:

1h 23m
Production Co:

Lone Suspect, Title Media

Cast & Crew

Adam Huss
John Clarke

Madeline Zima
Chloe Clarke

Mischa Barton
Sarah Mendelsohn

Naomi Grossman
Nurse Sheralyn

Grant Bowler
Herb Morris

Debra Wilson
Gail Konrad

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Critic Reviews for Painkillers

All Critics (4) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (1)

Before getting carried away, if it sounds like this is a great film, it's no Near Dark but it's much better than expected.

February 11, 2019 | Rating: 7/10 | Full Review…

Robert Martin
Starburst
'Painkillers' certainly does not reinvent the wheel when it comes to the physicality or emotional presence of pain and suffering. [It] definitely works on the nerves and reinforces a certain kind of fixation that is more than imagined or hallucinatory.

February 7, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Frank Ochieng
SF Crowsnest
Star Adam Huss is better than the script in this incomplete vampires-as-junkies tale.

February 6, 2019 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Roger Moore
Movie Nation
Painkillers, which makes a bold effort to take on this large and complex subject, not always getting it right but, overall, acquitting itself pretty well.

January 28, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Jennie Kermode
Eye for Film