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Gerald's Game

Gerald's Game

Some games you play. Some you survive.

20176.41h 44m

Overview

When her husband's sex game goes wrong, Jessie (who is handcuffed to a bed in a remote lake house) faces warped visions, dark secrets and a dire choice.

Directed by Mike Flanagan
Written by Stephen King, Jeff Howard, Mike Flanagan
Produced by Trevor Macy
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Top Cast

Carla Gugino

Carla Gugino

Jessie

Bruce Greenwood

Bruce Greenwood

Gerald

Carel Struycken

Carel Struycken

Moonlight Man

Chiara Aurelia

Chiara Aurelia

Young Jessie

Henry Thomas

Henry Thomas

Tom

Kate Siegel

Kate Siegel

Sally

A

Adalyn Jones

Maddie

B

Bryce Harper

James

Gwendolyn Mulamba

Gwendolyn Mulamba

Judge

Jamie Flanagan

Jamie Flanagan

Court Clerk

Themes & Keywords

child abusebased on novel or bookchildhood traumasorrowcar accidenteclipsedogghostmemoirs

About Gerald's Game

Gerald's Game is a horror, thriller film released in 2017 exploring themes of child abuse, based on novel or book, childhood trauma, sorrow, car accident, eclipse. Directed by Mike Flanagan, it stars Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, Carel Struycken. When her husband's sex game goes wrong, Jessie (who is handcuffed to a bed in a remote lake house) faces warped visions, dark secrets and a dire choice.

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