
The Laundromat(2019)
When a widow gets swindled out of insurance money, her search for answers leads to two cunning lawyers in Panama who hide cash for the superrich.


“One pill can change your life.”
A woman turns to prescription medication as a way of handling her anxiety concerning her husband's upcoming release from prison.

Rooney Mara
Emily Taylor

Jude Law
Jonathan Banks

Catherine Zeta-Jones
Dr. Victoria Siebert

Channing Tatum
Martin Taylor

Vinessa Shaw
Dierdre Banks

Ann Dowd
Mrs. Taylor

Polly Draper
Eileen Spicer

David Costabile
Carl

Mamie Gummer
Kayla

Scott Shepherd
NYPD Detective
Side Effects is a thriller, crime, drama film released in 2013 exploring themes of depression, new york city, fraud, insomnia, deception, cover-up. Directed by Steven Soderbergh, it stars Rooney Mara, Jude Law, Catherine Zeta-Jones. A woman turns to prescription medication as a way of handling her anxiety concerning her husband's upcoming release from prison.
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