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Side Effects

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Movie Info

Genre(s): Comedy  |  Drama  |  Romance

Written by: Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau

Directed by: Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau

Release Date:
Theatrical: May 5, 2006
DVD: May 16, 2006

Running Time: 98 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: R for momentary language and brief sexuality

Starring Katherine Heigl, Lucian McAfee, David Durbin, Dorian DeMichele, Temeceka Harris, Beth Hebert, and Mimi Sagadin

A young woman fumbles with love and ethics as she navigates a career with one of corporate America's darlings… the pharmaceutical industry.

What The Critics Said

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80

Film Threat Eric Campos

The romance here is rich and the laughs plentiful.

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50

LA Weekly Mark Olsen

It’s a tantalizing idea - a little rom-com sugar to help the Big Pharma exposé pill go down -but Slattery-Moschkau is simply not a writer of the caliber necessary to pull off that delicate balancing act.

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Chicago Reader J.R. Jones

The story lurches from heavy-handed satire to heavy-handed drama. Heigl gives a winning performance, though Slattery-Moschkau seldom misses an opportunity to show her prancing around in her underwear.

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38

Chicago Tribune Jessica Reaves

There is a great, even revolutionary movie to be made about pharmaceutical companies in America. Side Effects is definitely not it.

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What Our Users Said

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