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The Guilty

R Released Sep 24, 2021 1h 31m Mystery & Thriller Crime Drama TRAILER for The Guilty: Trailer 1 List
74% Tomatometer 191 Reviews 49% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings
The film takes place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center. Call operator Joe Baylor (Jake Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave danger-but he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems, and facing the truth is the only way out. Read More Read Less
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The Guilty is another Americanized remake overshadowed by the original, but its premise is still sturdy enough to support a tense, well-acted thriller.

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Jake Gyllenhaal is great -- but not great enough to carry The Guilty through its frustratingly static story.

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Wenlei Ma News.com.au Does just enough to keep you engaged but nothing more. Rated: 3/5 Nov 2, 2021 Full Review Matthew Monagle Austin Chronicle Gyllenhaal works hard to make Baylor a more conflicted character. Yet in humanizing him the film also reduces an institutional failing into an individual one. Rated: 2.5/5 Oct 15, 2021 Full Review Linda Marric The Jewish Chronicle Gyllenhaal's best performance since his phenomenal turn in Nightcrawler. The adaption itself does however fail to make a convincing argument for its existence. Rated: 3/5 Oct 8, 2021 Full Review Amy Smith InSession Film Jake Gyllenhaal continues to show that he is one of the best actors working in the industry right now, and even with the tonal issues and the blunders at the end, there is plenty of things to enjoy and to keep yourself invested for a short runtime. Rated: B Mar 1, 2024 Full Review Dallas King Flick Feast Fans of the original will feel like they have been put on hold listening to the same piece of music on a 90 minute loop but for new audiences, this is an edge-of-your-seat thriller than you won’t want to hang up on. Rated: 3/5 Nov 12, 2022 Full Review M.N. Miller Ready Steady Cut {Gyllenhaal's} unhinged turn that you can practically see mentally come apart at the seams. It’s one of his best. Rated: 3.5/5 Oct 9, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Thomas S I couldn't understand much of the dialog so I did jot know what was going on with any precision. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/25/21 Full Review Chris M I could only through about half of this movie......I have better things to do than sit there watching a guy on a call for the whole movie. NOT GOOD! Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 08/09/24 Full Review Audience Member The whole movie Joe is on the phone speaking with a crying person. Your time is more precious than this. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/04/24 Full Review Rosana B Assistindo simultaneamente, poré alternadamente o original (2018) e a versão de 2021, que é adorável, Jake Gyllenhaal mais estressadinho e problemático e grosseiro que a versão anterior, e um pouco mais gestual, a vítima mais chorosa, e a forte chuva substituída por um grande incêndio. Ótimos diálogos, todo o clima de tensa ao atender as vítimas, ou emputecido com atendimentos banais, e além da incompreensão em seus relacionamentos pessoais, tentando a redenção através do salvamento de uma refém Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/03/24 Full Review Diego R Logra el propósito de mantenerte entretenido toda la película, si llega a ser emocionante, pero te quedas esperando alguna escena distinta, más desarrollo Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/17/24 Full Review Griffith J A really solid concept that has an interesting way of telling, not showing. That creates really cool ways for the viewer to have a unique imagination for what’s happening. Yet it’s stagnant & one noted. Gyllenhaal’s acting is the best part. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/03/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The film takes place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center. Call operator Joe Baylor (Jake Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave danger-but he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems, and facing the truth is the only way out.
Director
Antoine Fuqua
Producer
Antoine Fuqua, Scott Greenberg, Jake Gyllenhaal, David Haring, David Litvak, Michel Litvak, Riva Marker, Svetlana Metkina, Kat Samick, Gary Michael Walters
Screenwriter
Nic Pizzolatto
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
Nine Stories Productions, Amet Entertainment, Fuqua Films, Bold Films
Rating
R (Language Throughout)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 24, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 1, 2021
Runtime
1h 31m
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