Movies Like Nightcrawler Psychological Thriller Fans Need To See
By Emily Bell
Steven Soderbergh is so prolific as a filmmaker it might be easy to forget a little movie he directed in 2013 that was actually pretty darn good. "Side Effects" is a tight psychological thriller that is led by a star-studded cast featuring Rooney Mara, Jude Law, Channing Tatum, and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
When Emily (Mara) attempts to kill herself, she is given a new experimental prescription drug — the only thing that is working for her. But of course, given the title, this drug has a big side effect — sleepwalking. One night in her sleep Emily kills her husband Martin (Channing Tatum) and gets off by pleading insanity.
Emily's psychiatrist, played by Law, has some suspicions about the whole situation. What follows is a dive into a world of conspiracies and pharmaceutical companies. "Side Effects" is a perfect weekend afternoon thriller, full of entertaining performances and twists that make it more than the sum of its parts.
