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  • 2018
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  • Roadside Attractions
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  • R
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 49 m

Summary ER nurse Helen Sterling (Susan Sarandon) struggles to free her grown son, a journalist captured by terrorists in the Middle East. After hitting walls with the FBI and State agencies, she discovers a clandestine community of journalists, advocates, and philanthropists who might be able to help.

Directed By: Maryam Keshavarz

Written By: Jonathan Mastro, Maryam Keshavarz

  • 2018
  • R
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 49 m
  • 2018
  • R
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 49 m

Viper Club

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews
57
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 5 User Ratings
5.6
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Summary ER nurse Helen Sterling (Susan Sarandon) struggles to free her grown son, a journalist captured by terrorists in the Middle East. After hitting walls with the FBI and State agencies, she discovers a clandestine community of journalists, advocates, and philanthropists who might be able to help.

Directed By: Maryam Keshavarz

Written By: Jonathan Mastro, Maryam Keshavarz

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews
57
38% Positive
5 Reviews
38% Mixed
5 Reviews
23% Negative
3 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 13 Critic Reviews
57
38% Positive
5 Reviews
38% Mixed
5 Reviews
23% Negative
3 Reviews

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88
Oct 31, 2018
There is grace in Sarandon’s performance. And heartbreaking power.
By Soren Andersen FULL REVIEW
75
Oct 28, 2018
The film eschews a Hollywood happy ending in favor of bone-chilling reality, which makes Viper Club doubly relevant amid current headlines.
By Rex Reed FULL REVIEW
63
Nov 2, 2018
In a film that should be dripping with drama, there is surprisingly little tension.
By David Lewis FULL REVIEW
60
Oct 25, 2018
Viper Club is an attempt at a very difficult balancing act. It doesn’t quite succeed, but it deploys enough persuasive elements to make the attempt involving.
By Kenneth Turan FULL REVIEW
60
Oct 25, 2018
Viper Club falters with mawkish flashbacks of the mother and son, and with its ham-fisted, repeated emphasis on the smarm of government officials. But it is mostly gripping.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW
38
Nov 6, 2018
Sarandon is always a compelling presence, but too much is left unsaid and unplayed here to pull us in. Viper Club needed action, suspense, more pathos and forward motion. She tries to do it all with her eyes, and it’s not enough.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
37
Oct 31, 2018
Good intentions only go so far, especially when they mask tawdry melodrama. Even the best movies push emotional buttons, but they work because viewers become wrapped up in the story. This one is so manipulative you can hear the gears grinding — until they lock up.
By Alan Zilberman FULL REVIEW

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5.6
40% Positive
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2 Ratings
20% Negative
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40% Mixed
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20% Negative
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Production Company CounterNarrative Films, Ingenuity Studios, Marakesh Films
Release Date Oct 26, 2018
Duration 1 h 49 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline When the government wouldn't help her son, she turned to those who could.
Website https://www.viperclubmovie.com/
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