The Infernal Machine
2022 · Movie · R · 107 min · ★ 6.2 · 50% critics
A reclusive, controversial writer is forced out of hiding when an obsessive fan begins a campaign of manipulation and mental torment. As the pressure builds, the search for answers turns into a tense, unsettling mystery about guilt, fear, and the lasting impact of the past.
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Details
- Years
- 2022
- Release date
- 2022-09-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Critic score
- 50/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (301 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy tense, mind-bending mysteries with paranoid energy, especially if Complete Unknown or Flashback worked for you; Not for you if you want a fully believable story or a strong ending.
Pros: strong lead performance; intriguing setup; tense mystery | Cons: far-fetched story; contrived turns; weak payoff
Cast & crew
Guy Pearce
as Bruce Cogburn
Alice Eve
as Officer Higgins
Jeremy Davies
as Elijah Barett
Alex Pettyfer
as Dwight Tufford
Iris Cayatte
as Us Marshall Perez
- RF
Rachel De Fontes
as Copy Store Clerk
Ana Lopes
as Woman at DCC
Georgia Goodman
as Francesca
- BA
Bella Alexandras
as Samantha
Gary Anthony Stennette
as US Marshal Hopkins
Directed by Andrew Hunt