Bad Therapy

Name: Bad Therapy
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: April 17, 2020
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 41
Cast: Aisha Tyler, Alicia Silverstone, Angela Oh, Anna Pniowsky, David Paymer

2020

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Gravitas Ventures | Release Date (Streaming): April 17, 2020 | Not Rated

Starring: Aisha Tyler, Alicia Silverstone, Angela Oh, Anna Pniowsky, David Paymer, Dichen Lachman, Ginger Gonzaga, Haley Joel Osment, Jack Axelrod, John Ross Bowie, Marcelo Tubert, Michaela Watkins, Rob Corddry, Sarah Shahi

Summary: Married couple Bob and Susan Howard (Rob Corddry & Alicia Silverstone) decide to see a marriage counselor named Judy Small (Michaela Watkins), who recently relocated close to their home in Los Angeles. When Bob and Susan first meet Judy, she appears competent, intelligent, and trustworthy, with a track record of other couples that she'sMarried couple Bob and Susan Howard (Rob Corddry & Alicia Silverstone) decide to see a marriage counselor named Judy Small (Michaela Watkins), who recently relocated close to their home in Los Angeles. When Bob and Susan first meet Judy, she appears competent, intelligent, and trustworthy, with a track record of other couples that she's treated successfully without incident. But Bob and Susan's particular emotional dynamic is a trigger for Judy's dark and conflicted impulses. Suggesting that she see them separately, Judy subtly puts them at odds with one another and brings their marriage to the breaking point in a comically escalating series of manipulations.
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Director: William Teitler

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 97 min

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Glenn Kenny

Apr 16, 2020

Bad Therapy is the cinematic equivalent of lukewarm water. Read full review

Katie Walsh

Apr 15, 2020

As the film turns toward black comedy, mystery and horror, away from social mocking, it becomes far more compelling. Read full review

Jon Frosch

Apr 13, 2020

No matter how tongue-in-cheek, and toothless, the film's sardonic view of mental health care feels unfortunately timed given our mass anxiety-inducing current circumstances. The truth is, we could all use some good therapy right about now; Bad Therapy, on the other hand, is not indicated. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Matt Zoller Seitz

Apr 17, 2020

The dark comedy Bad Therapy, about a married couple that becomes prey for a disturbed and manipulative therapist, contains so many promising elements that it's a shame that it never figures out how to mold them into a satisfying shape. Read full review

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