A Dangerous Method
2011 · Movie · R · 99 min · ★ 6.4 · 77% critics
A driven doctor takes on a challenging new patient using a cutting-edge “talking cure,” drawing him into intense questions about desire, ethics, and the mind. As his work connects him with a famous mentor and a circle of bold thinkers, professional boundaries and personal impulses begin to collide.
Based on The Talking Cure
Also known as The Talking Cure · Dangerous Method, A
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Details
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2011-09-30
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Critic score
- 77/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (2,223 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an adult, talk-driven historical drama about psychology, desire, and clashing ideas, in the vein of Colette or The Invisible Woman; Not for you if you need fast pacing or lots of action.
Pros: thought-provoking ideas; strong lead performances; rich period atmosphere | Cons: dialogue-heavy pacing; emotionally distant at times; uneven character depth
Themes
- infidelity
- based on novel or book
- psychoanalysis
- biography
- based on true story
- cigar smoking
- spanking
- patient
- carl jung
- sigmund freud
- carl gustav jung
Cast & crew
Keira Knightley
as Sabina Spielrein
Viggo Mortensen
as Sigmund Freud
Michael Fassbender
as Carl Jung
Sarah Gadon
as Emma Jung
Vincent Cassel
as Otto Gross
André Hennicke
as Professor Eugen Bleuler
Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey
as Sándor Ferenczi
Mignon Remé
as Jung's Secretary
Mareike Carrière
as Food Nurse
Franziska Arndt
as Bath Nurse
Directed by David Cronenberg