What age rating is Common Side Effects?

In Spain, Common Side Effects is not recommended for children under 12 years old.

When does Common Side Effects come out in Spain?

Common Side Effects hits Spanish theaters on April 5, 2013.

How much did Common Side Effects gross?

Common Side Effects grossed $63.4M worldwide on a budget of $30.0M.

Where was Common Side Effects filmed?

Common Side Effects was filmed in Long Island, New York City.

Common Side Effects

Name: Common Side Effects
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2013-02-07
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Rooney Mara, Jude Law, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Channing Tatum, Vinessa Shaw

2013

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6.6/10

Release Date

07/02/2013

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes

82%

🎬 Internet Movie Database

70%

Ⓜ️ Metacritic

75%

Some people want to feel better in the worst possible way

Martin Taylor is serving four years in prison for insider trading, a crime that involved passing confidential information to publicly traded companies. When he is released, he returns to his home in Bedford, New York, where his wife, Emily, is waiting for him. Emily is a high-society woman trapped in anguish and a fragile emotional state. Her psychiatrist, Jonathan Banks, keeps a close eye on her case and soon fears for her safety. Martin, for his part, tries to understand what is happening to his wife just as the two must resume their life together. Directed by Steven Soderbergh, the movie stars Rooney Mara and Jude Law in the lead roles.

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Facts about Side Effects

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone

Age ratingNot recommended for viewers under 12 years old

Spain releaseApril 5, 2013

Worldwide premiereJanuary 31, 2013

Runtime1 h 45 min

Original languageEnglish

Original titleSide Effects

CountryUnited States

Production companiesdi Bonaventura Pictures, Endgame Entertainment

Budget$30.0M

Worldwide box office$63.4M

Box office in the U.S.$32.2M

Return on investmentx2.1 Recouped the investment

Trailer views9,687

More ratings

3.4/5Letterboxd71/100Trakt7.1/10Metacritic (público)3.5/4Roger Ebert

Awards for Side Effects

0total awards

5total nominations

Common Side Effects Cast

Rooney MaraEmily Taylor

Jude LawJonathan Banks

Catherine Zeta-JonesDr. Victoria Siebert

Channing TatumMartin Taylor

Vinessa ShawDierdre Banks

Ann DowdMrs. Taylor

Polly DraperEileen Spicer

David CostabileCarl

Mamie GummerKayla

Scott ShepherdNYPD Detective

Marin IrelandUpset Visitor

Elizabeth RodriguezPharmacist

Craig muMs GrantWards Island Orderly

Carmen PelaezPrison Desk Guard

Peter FriedmanBanks' Partner #1

Laila RobinsBanks Partner #2

Haraldo AlvarezGarage Attendant

James MartinezPolice Officer at the Hospital

Vladimir VersaillesAugustin

Jacqueline AntaramianDesk Nurse

Michelle Vergara MooreJoan

Katie LowesConference Organizer

Steven PlattBartender

Victor CruzNYPD Officer Beahan

Andrea BogartDrug Rep

Mitchell MichaliszynEzra Banks

Elizabeth RichBanks Patient #1

Roderick RodriguezParamedic #1

Mark WeekesParamedic #2

Michael NathansonAssistant District Attorney

Timothy KleinTransporting Officer Kevin

Sheila TapiaEmily's Attorney

Josh ElliottGMA Anchor

Sasha BardeyDr. Peter Joubert

Ashley MorrisonReporter #1

Steve LacyReporter #2

Ken MarksBanks Patient #2

Devin RatrayBanks Patient #3

Russell G. JonesJeffrey Childs

Munro M. BonnellJudge #1

Susan GrossSusan

Debbie FriedlanderWards Island Administrator

Ilyana KadushinECT Patient

Johnny SanchezECT Nurse

Nicole Ansari-CoxDisturbed Patient on Phone

LaChanzeWards Island Desk Nurse

Alice NiedermairWards Island Nurse

Davenia McFaddenJudge

Ray DeBenedictisArresting Officer

J. Claude DeeringZach

Chevy Lamont CofieldReporter (uncredited)

Laurence CovingtonWards Island Patient (uncredited)

Barbara Ann DavisonWards Island Patient (uncredited)

Onika DayDepressed Woman - Ablixa Commercial (uncredited)

Brian DistanceWards Medical Staff (uncredited)

John FarrerLe Circ Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

David FierroWards Island Patient (uncredited)

Rosemary HowardPrison Visitor (uncredited)

Peter Iasillo Jr.Inmate (uncredited)

Zivile KaminskaiteMedical Conference Participant (uncredited)

Peter Y. KimYoung Stockbroker (uncredited)

Larissa LaurelPill Nurse (uncredited)

Sean MarrinanPedestrian (uncredited)

Dylan Clark MarshallLittle Boy (uncredited)

Elliott MayerPsych Ward Patient (uncredited)

Mario Moise FontaineJuror (uncredited)

Nancy NagrantIntenin Drug Commercial Mom (uncredited)

Gil O'BrienPasta Lover Pedestrian (uncredited)

Kerry O'MalleyWard Psychiatrist (uncredited)

Greg PaulSecurity Guard (uncredited)

Anthony J. RibustelloDesk Sergeant (uncredited)

Alan R. RodriguezPolice Officer (uncredited)

Hollie K. SeidelDepressed Woman - Ablixa Commercial (uncredited)

Kenneth SimmonsAgent (uncredited)

Blago SimonFundraiser Guest (uncredited)

Nikky SmedleyPolicewoman at Gate (uncredited)

Carol StanzioneFreaky Poncho Patient (uncredited)

Erica Faye WatsonProcessing Nurse (uncredited)

Aaron Roman WeinerCop (uncredited)

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Cast of Side Effects by the numbers

41average cast age in years

13years of age gap between the leads

48%women in the cast

30%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Rooney Mara, age 27 at release. The oldest: Polly Draper, at 57.

Cast ages at release

Rooney Mara27 years old
Jude Law40 years old
Catherine Zeta-Jones43 years old
Channing Tatum32 years old
Vinessa Shaw36 years old
Ann Dowd57 years old
Polly Draper57 years old
David Costabile46 years old
Mamie Gummer29 years old
Scott Shepherd46 years old

Cast heights

1.84 mChanning Tatum
1.80 mJames Martinez
1.78 mJude Law
1.75 mDavid Costabile
1.73 mCatherine Zeta-Jones
1.73 mMamie Gummer
1.68 mMarin Ireland
1.68 mElizabeth Rodriguez

Cast nationalities

United States 9United Kingdom 2

Crew

AddressSteven Soderbergh
WritingScott Z. Burns
MusicThomas Newman
PhotographySteven Soderbergh
EditingSteven Soderbergh
Production designHoward Cummings
Costume designSusan Lyall
CastingCarmen Cuba
Visual effectsThomas J. Smith
ProductionLorenzo di Bonaventura, Gregory Jacobs, Scott Z. Burns

Trivia about Common Side Effects

The movie was originally titled The Bitter Pill before adopting its final title, Side Effects, during production and distribution.

Blake Lively was initially cast in the lead role, which ultimately went to Rooney Mara after she was replaced.

In its U.S. opening, it finished third at the box office with $9.3 million, behind Identity Thief and Warm Bodies.

It competed for the top prize in the 63th Berlin International Film Festival, where it was in competition for the section's main award.

Richard Corliss of Time noted its resemblance to Hitchcock films such as Spellbound, The Wrong Man, Vertigo and Marnie, as well as to titles by Brian De Palma.

Steven Soderbergh explained that 45 minutes of footage were cut during post-production, an especially extensive revision to fine-tune the final cut of the movie.

Filming included a day at Bellevue Hospital and several scenes in an unused wing of the Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center, a real psychiatric facility in New York.

Channing Tatum worked with a voice coach to reproduce the speech and manners associated with her character, a man presented as coming from a wealthy, comfortable background.

Sources: Wikipedia (English)

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