Choke
2008 · Movie · R · 92 min · ★ 6.1 · 52% critics
A troubled man with a compulsive sex habit works a dead-end job and struggles to cover his mother’s long-term care. He starts a risky scam by faking choking in restaurants and leaning on strangers’ guilt and sympathy, while his personal life spirals between dark humor and uneasy self-reflection.
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-09-26
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Critic score
- 52/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (438 votes)
- Box office
- $3,980,000
- Budget
- $3,000,000
About
You may like this if you’re into edgy, raunchy dark comedies about deeply flawed people and messy redemption arcs; Not for you if you want a focused story or minimal explicit sex, and Fight Club comparisons will bother you.
Pros: dark, satirical humor; strong supporting performances; offbeat premise | Cons: uneven tone; wandering, messy story; lots of explicit sex
Themes
- based on novel or book
- restaurant
- sex addiction
- alzheimer's disease
- strip club
- friends
- scam
- hospital
- choking
Awards & recognition
- Sundance Special Jury Prize — Ensemble Cast · 2008
Cast & crew
Sam Rockwell
as Victor Mancini
Anjelica Huston
as Ida J. Mancini
Kelly Macdonald
as Paige Marshall
Brad William Henke
as Denny
Clark Gregg
as Lord High Charlie
Bijou Phillips
as Ursula
Gillian Jacobs
as Cherry Daiquiri / Beth
Jonah Bobo
as Young Victor
Paz de la Huerta
as Nico
Viola Harris
as Eva Muller
Directed by Clark Gregg