A Cure for Wellness (2017)
A young executive uncovers chilling, surreal secrets at a remote wellness center in the Swiss Alps.
An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company's CEO from an idyllic but mysterious "wellness center" at a remote location in the Swiss Alps but soon suspects that the spa's miraculous treatments are not what they seem.
How intense is A Cure for Wellness?
A Cure for Wellness is properly scary, with light gore and some violence. Emotionally it is heavy. The pace is a slow burn, and it is a full-attention watch and a late-night trip. Rated R.
What A Cure for Wellness feels like
- Tone
- suspensefulatmosphericchillingsurreal
- Pace
- Slow burn
- Best for
- Full attentionLate night
Where to stream A Cure for Wellness
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Is A Cure for Wellness for you?
Is A Cure for Wellness scary?
Yes, properly. A Cure for Wellness is scare level 2 of 3, the real thing without being an endurance test.
Is A Cure for Wellness gory or violent?
Light gore (1 of 3) and some violence (1 of 3).
Is A Cure for Wellness sad or heavy?
It is emotionally heavy (2 of 3). Expect it to land.
Is A Cure for Wellness OK for kids?
It is rated R, so it is made for adults. Intensity: scare 2, gore 1, violence 1, each out of 3.
How long is A Cure for Wellness?
A Cure for Wellness runs 2h 26m.
Where can I stream A Cure for Wellness?
A Cure for Wellness is not on a US subscription service right now (rent or buy may still be an option).
Does A Cure for Wellness have a happy ending? spoiler-safe answer
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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