Side Effects (2013)

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Side Effects is a provocative thriller about Emily and Martin (Rooney Mara and Channing Tatum), a successful New York couple whose world unravels when a new drug prescribed by Emily's psychiatrist (Jude Law), intended to treat anxiety, has unexpected side effects.
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MPAA Rating: [ R ]
Distributor: Open Road Films
Release Date:  February 8, 2013
Starring: Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum, Jude Law, and Catherine Zeta-Jones
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Produced by: Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Gregory Jacobs, and Scott Z. Burns
Written by: Steven Soderbergh and Scott Z. Burns
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Side Effects Writer Scott Z. Burns Talks The Hitchcock Influence And Pain Of Letting Things Go

As the Master of Suspense Alfred Hitchcock had many tools in his filmmaking belt, but perhaps one of his greatest was his ability to craft empathetic lead characters who are as caught up in the mystery as the audience. And it’s no conincidence that similar themes appear in Scott Z. Burns’ new film Side Effects....
by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2013-02-08 17:53:21comments
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I guess my point is that those trying to summarize Soderbergh’s career as they look back on it will realize it’s uncategorizable. Outside of the Ocean’s franchise, which came off as excuses to play games with friends, the unpredictable director flowed to the currents that moved him as a storyteller....
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The world of psychopharmacology is a tricky one to navigate, and one that Jude Law got first-hand experience with playing Dr. Jonathan Banks in Steven Soderbergh’s Side Effects. In the story, the character not only faces accusations of moral misdoings when it comes to treating his patients – facing serious questions after use of a drug he prescribed leads to a violent episode – but is even shown to be a user himself....
by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2013-02-07 15:29:31comments
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Super Bowl Sunday. The greatest day of the year. The beer’s on ice, the appetizers are in the oven, I’ve got my requisite prop bets in on things like “first touchdown” and “how much karaoke Beyonce will do at halftime.” Going to be a great day, but before we get to that there’s a couple of flicks to check out. We’re looking at the side effects of identity thieves...
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Operation Kino 99: Steven Soderbergh's Side Effects, And What We've Learned After 99 Episodes

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This week on Operation Kino, we're jumping ahead a week in the release calendar to review Steven Soderbergh's final theatrical film, Side Effects. From there we use the occasion of our 99th episode to look back at the show and what we've learned from it, including how to talk to people who disagree with you...
by Operation Kino | published: 2013-02-01 10:43:10comments
Side Effects Exclusive TV Spot Promises Thrills And Surprises

Side Effects Exclusive TV Spot Promises Thrills And Surprises

Side Effects is a movie by Steven Soderbergh, so you can pretty much guarantee it's not going to look like you're average off-the-rack thriller. But it's also a twisty and sometimes even scary thriller, the kind of thing that you really can sell to any audience, even if it requires masking some of the weird quirks that make it distinctly Soderbergh's...
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Side Effects Clip Shows Rooney Mara Trying To Put On A Brave Face

Side Effects Clip Shows Rooney Mara Trying To Put On A Brave Face

In Side Effects, Rooney Mara stars as Emily Taylor, a graphic designer who is struggling with depression after her husband (Channing Tatum) is released from prison following a conviction for insider trading. In the clip above, the pair attempts to re-enter the high-flying social circles they were once well accustomed to, essentially attempting to fake it until they make it once more. However, we know from the newly unveiled international trailer dark times lie ahead. ...
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Rooney Mara Can't Explain Her Violent Tendencies In Side Effects Trailer

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by Sean O'Connell | published: 2013-01-24 09:26:52comments
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Side Effects Photo Shows Channing Tatum And Rooney Mara Almost Kissing

In 2012, Channing Tatum demonstrated his romantic and dramatic side with The Vow, his humorous side with 21 Jump Street and his sexy side with Magic Mike. What will he have to show us in 2013? The first new film to feature Tatum in the new year is Side Effects, which arrives in theaters next month and has him playing husband to Rooney Mara's character, a woman who's prescribed a drug from her psychiatrist, which proves to have some unexpected side effects. ...
by Kelly West | published: 2013-01-10 09:40:45comments
Second Side Effects Trailer Spells Trouble For Pill-Popping Rooney Mara

Second Side Effects Trailer Spells Trouble For Pill-Popping Rooney Mara

Rooney Mara plays a woman treated for emotional imbalances by a pioneering psychiatrist (Jude Law). But legal complications arise when the pill prescribed by the doc create, as the title suggests, unexpected (and violent) side effects....
by Sean O'Connell | published: 2013-01-04 12:46:51comments
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New Side Effects Poster: One Pill Can Change Your Life

The last poster we saw for Steven Soderbergh's Side Effects was pretty great. Below a haunting image of Rooney Mara, half of the one-sheet was dedicated to looking like a fake prescription pad that gave all of the details and credits about the movie. It was a cool design for what looks to be a thrilling movie. The latest artwork, however, isn't nearly as interesting....
by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-12-20 17:01:14comments
New Poster For Steven Soderbergh's Side Effects Is Just What The Doctor Ordered

New Poster For Steven Soderbergh's Side Effects Is Just What The Doctor Ordered

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by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-12-11 17:22:03comments
Jude Law Will Evaluate Your Sanity On Side Effect Viral Site

Jude Law Will Evaluate Your Sanity On Side Effect Viral Site

With stock images of happy people and the motto "Take Back Tomorrow" prominently displayed around it's commercial, TryAblixa.com seems like your average prescription medication site…until you notice Jude Law staring at you beneath an offer for a free evaluation. Click the link and a virtual session begins where Law—as Dr. Jonathan Banks M.D.—asks you questions to determine if you are depressed and in need of the wonder drug. ...
by Kristy Puchko | published: 2012-12-03 10:04:36comments
Side Effects Writer Calls It A Sort-Of Sequel To Lolita

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by Kristy Puchko | published: 2012-11-08 07:56:21comments
Steven Soderbergh Is Ending His Career With A Bang In Trailer For Side Effects

Steven Soderbergh Is Ending His Career With A Bang In Trailer For Side Effects

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by Katey Rich | published: 2012-11-02 11:56:09comments
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by Sean O'Connell | published: 2012-03-28 08:27:10comments
Steven Soderbergh's Side Effects, Now Titled Bitter Pill, Finds Financing

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Rooney Mara Replaces Blake Lively In Steven Soderbergh's Side Effects

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by Sean O'Connell | published: 2012-01-30 08:32:54comments
Steven Soderbergh's Side Effects Loses Financing, Is Blake Lively The Reason?

Steven Soderbergh's Side Effects Loses Financing, Is Blake Lively The Reason?

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by Eric Eisenberg | published: 2012-01-24 18:01:38comments
Steven Soderbergh Moving From U.N.C.L.E. To The Bitter Pill

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The Oscar-winning filmmaker will reteam with Scott Z. Burns (The Informant!, Contagion) for a thriller titled The Bitter Pill. As with most of Soderbergh’s projects, details are being kept under wraps for the time being, though THR hints that the story will be set “in the world of psychopharmacology” (whatever that could possibly mean). ...
by Sean O'Connell | published: 2011-11-29 14:28:37comments
Contagion Writer To Direct Pharmaceutical Thriller Side Effects

Contagion Writer To Direct Pharmaceutical Thriller Side Effects

Scott Z. Burns is an extremely busy guy these days. Having just finished this his third collaboration with Steven Soderbergh (he previously wrote The Informant for him as well as providing some touchups on the Ocean’s 12 script), Burns has also written 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea....
by Brian Salisbury | published: 2011-09-08 01:58:37comments
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