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Painkillers

  • 2018
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
4.2/10
422
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Painkillers (2018)
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Plagued by guilt following the death of his son in a car crash, John Clarke, a brilliant surgeon comes to realize that the only thing that can ease his pain is the taste of human blood.Plagued by guilt following the death of his son in a car crash, John Clarke, a brilliant surgeon comes to realize that the only thing that can ease his pain is the taste of human blood.Plagued by guilt following the death of his son in a car crash, John Clarke, a brilliant surgeon comes to realize that the only thing that can ease his pain is the taste of human blood.

  • Director
    • Roxy Shih
  • Writer
    • Giles Daoust
  • Stars
    • Madeline Zima
    • Mischa Barton
    • Debra Wilson
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.2/10
    422
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Roxy Shih
    • Writer
      • Giles Daoust
    • Stars
      • Madeline Zima
      • Mischa Barton
      • Debra Wilson
    • 14User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Madeline Zima
    Madeline Zima
    • Chloe Clarke
    Mischa Barton
    Mischa Barton
    • The Girl…
    Debra Wilson
    Debra Wilson
    • Gail Konrad
    Naomi Grossman
    Naomi Grossman
    • Nurse Sheralyn
    Grant Bowler
    Grant Bowler
    • Herb Morris
    Nicole Reddinger
    Nicole Reddinger
    • Make Out Girl
    Adam Huss
    Adam Huss
    • John Clarke
    Maria Olsen
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    • Carla Franken
    Tate Birchmore
    Tate Birchmore
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    Kim Estes
    Kim Estes
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    James Logan
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    • Jack Crane
    Anthony Ma
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    Richard Van Slyke
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    Stephen Wastell
    Stephen Wastell
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    Ana Harrison
    Ana Harrison
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    • Dying Man
    • Director
      • Roxy Shih
    • Writer
      • Giles Daoust
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    4Weirdling_Wolf

    toothless Vampire movie that in actuality is no less pallid than the iconic, blood-sucking Mythos it tries so desperately hard to reinvent!

    'Painkillers' aka 'The Incredible Shaking Man' has a remarkably novel premise, in that it is an entirely toothless Vampire movie that in actuality is no less pallid than the iconic, blood-sucking Mythos it tries so desperately hard to reinvent! 'Fashionably be-stubbled, Daytime TV Handsome Surgeon' suffers a paralyzing, palsy-inducing emotional trauma after surviving a tragic auto accident, only to discover that this ceaselessly excruciating neurological malady is temporarily assuaged by the consumption of human blood; the steamy fresh, wholly organic, ikky-poo variety mind you, absolutely NONE of that Vegan/hybrid muck, thank you very much!!! On the lugubrious evidence of this anemic, torpor-inducing travesty, one sincerely hopes that the timorous filmmaker's egregious plan to spawn a similarly gutless Zombie movie remains no less stillborn than their execrable concept of an entirely fright-less re-make of 'Fright Night', oh...
    6shimadaboli

    It was fun to watch

    It was a goo horror movie, short and to the point!
    3gloopy-45239

    Erm

    I couldn't even sit through this, i had to turn it off, not much to say about this than, do yourself a favour and find something else to watch.
    3MovieQween-33622

    Usually I always check IMDb first and this time I didn't

    The trailer is more exciting than the movie. The plot that goes no where!!! Save your 90 min and watch something.
    1chrissvns

    Pain.... Full

    The pain start when you begin to watch it and by the end you wished you would have just killed yourself....

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      Shown at the Nevermore Film Festival on March 8-10, 2019.

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    • Release date
      • January 31, 2019 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Belgium
    • Also known as
      • Krwawe znieczulenie
    • Production companies
      • Lone Suspect
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      • 1h 23m(83 min)
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