Three Christs

Name: Three Christs
Genre: Drama
Released: January 10, 2020
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 39
Cast: Bradley Whitford, Charlotte Hope, James Monroe Iglehart, Jane Alexander, Julianna Margulies

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IFC Films | Release Date: January 10, 2020 | NR

Starring: Bradley Whitford, Charlotte Hope, James Monroe Iglehart, Jane Alexander, Julianna Margulies, Kevin Pollak, Peter Dinklage, Richard Gere, Stephen Root, Walton Goggins

Summary: In 1959, psychiatrist Dr. Alan Stone (Richard Gere) arrives at a mental hospital in Ypsilanti, Michigan armed with the radical belief that schizophrenic patients should be treated not with confinement and electroshock therapy but with empathy and understanding. As his first study, he takes on the particularly challenging case of threeIn 1959, psychiatrist Dr. Alan Stone (Richard Gere) arrives at a mental hospital in Ypsilanti, Michigan armed with the radical belief that schizophrenic patients should be treated not with confinement and electroshock therapy but with empathy and understanding. As his first study, he takes on the particularly challenging case of three men—Joseph (Peter Dinklage), Leon (Walton Goggins), and Clyde (Bradley Whitford)—each of whom believes they are Jesus Christ. Hoping that by getting them together in the same room to confront their delusions he can break through to them, Dr. Stone begins a risky, unprecedented experiment that will push the boundaries of psychiatric medicine and leave everyone involved—including Dr. Stone himself—profoundly changed. Based on a remarkable true story, Three Christs is a fascinating and moving look at one man’s journey into the deepest mysteries of the human mind. [IFC Films]… Expand

Director: Jon Avnet

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: NR

Runtime: 109 min

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Lorry Kikta

Jan 3, 2020

Gracefully directed by Fried Green Tomatoes and Justified director Jon Avnet, Three Christs is a great dark comedy about a dark subject. I can’t say enough how great the performances are. It’s a relevant character study on those who suffer from mental illness and the ones who treat it and why they do. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Dec 25, 2019

Devolves from quiet character study into full-blown, over-the-top “star vehicle” in its last act. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Jan 9, 2020

Whether it is the star power of the cast or the seductiveness of the period recreation, Three Christs has an appealing professionalism — an odd fit for a film about challenging a profession. Read full review

Vikram Murthi

Jan 8, 2020

An insipid, boring mess, Three Christs doesn’t even have the decency to be amusing, apart from Stephen Root’s forced delivery of the film’s title followed by a what-a-world head shake. Read full review

Noel Murray

Jan 9, 2020

Like the original experiment, this film fails when it tries to impose a conclusion, rather than letting its meaning reveal itself naturally. Read full review

Monica Castillo

Jan 8, 2020

The cast can’t cure all the movie’s problems, from its abrupt ending to a random acid-test scene, but it’s not without its curious appeal as a star-studded failed “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” experiment. Read full review

G. Allen Johnson

Jan 8, 2020

Just an odd mess of a movie. That you feel anything at all is a tribute to the acting talent of Dinklage and Goggins, who occasionally make us care. Read full review

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Kaleeshi

Jan 12, 2020

Many movies rated here are done so based on antipathy of whats suggested in the title. A brilliant movie not about violence against women, no SJW agenda but a real serious piece of history told as it very likely was. Essential piece on what turned around mental health care.

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Feb 3, 2020

The actors certainly give it their best, but the strong performances are not enough to make up for an unremarkable script. It has its moments, but at just under two hours, the film drags. Three Christs has an interesting premise, but unfortunately, the execution is a failure.

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