The Voices (2014)

Directed by

Marjane Satrapi

Genre

comedy film, horror film, crime film, comedy thriller

Country

Germany, United States

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

R

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 1,927 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A factory worker with schizophrenia tries to live a normal life but his hallucinations, including talking pets and severed heads, lead him down a violent path. He struggles between following the advice of his kindly dog or his sinister cat.

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What happens

The Voices is a 2014 English-language black comedy psychological horror thriller film starring Ryan Reynolds as a factory worker with schizophrenia whose hallucinations drive him to commit murder while conversing with his talking pets and the severed heads of his victims. Directed by Marjane Satrapi and written by Michael R. Perry, it also stars Gemma Arterton, Anna Kendrick, and Jacki Weaver. It had its world premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2014. The film had a limited release theatrically and through video on demand on February 6, 2015, by Lionsgate. It received generally positive reviews from critics, with many highlighting Reynolds' performance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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