Veronika Decides to Die
2009 · Movie · R · 103 min · ★ 5.9 · 55% critics
After a suicide attempt, a young woman wakes up in a secluded mental institution and is placed under the care of an unorthodox psychiatrist. Told she has only a short time left, she begins to connect with other residents and rethinks what it means to live, love, and face fear.
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Details
- Years
- 2009
- Release date
- 2009-05-16
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 55/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (272 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a reflective drama about mental health, mortality, and second chances with an uplifting streak; Not for you if you need realism, fast pacing, or dislike melodrama like in Seeking a Friend for the End of the World.
Pros: moving and inspiring tone; strong lead performance; thought-provoking themes | Cons: uneven pacing; implausible plot details; turns overly romantic
Themes
- new york city
- asylum
- psychiatrist
- treatment
- woman director
- mental
Cast & crew
Sarah Michelle Gellar
as Veronika
David Thewlis
as Dr. Blake
Jonathan Tucker
as Edward
Erika Christensen
as Claire
Melissa Leo
as Mari
Erica Gimpel
as Nurse White
Waleed Zuaiter
as Lecturer
Victor Slezak
as Gabriel Durant
Adrian Martinez
as Nurse #1
Florencia Lozano
as Dr. Thompson
Directed by Emily Young