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Berlin Syndrome
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Berlin Syndrome

2017
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
1h 56m
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Avg Percentile 34.22% from 267 total ratings

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Rated 10 Aug 2019
70
37th
Shortland's prowess behind the camera and Palmer and Riemelt's terrific performances do much to elevate a grubby exploitationer; not that there is anything wrong with grubby exploitationers, but the premise (and evocative title) promise so much more, especially the intriguing co-dependency that develops (Palmer's yo-yoing might have been more interesting if we had a better grip on her motivations). For what it is, a perfectly serviceable pot-boiler, but expectations were definitely higher!
Rated 29 Jun 2017
60
40th
It has good acting but a little bit too long for the subject matter. Although it has 2 interesting characters, we don't get to explore either of them, we just witness what happens to them so it left me hanging a little bit, but still a decent watch..
Rated 11 Jun 2017
60
57th
Misery coated in a contemporary German sauce.
Rated 06 Mar 2018
78
53rd
On the one hand, there is something innovative here and a kind of true to life depiction of similar kidnapping cases does emerge. But ultimately there is a kind of flatness throughout that numbs the impact. Perhaps the cast just doesn't have the acting chops to hit it home, but one leaves the movie feeling underwhelmed. Comes off as just a level or two better than a Lifetime channel movie.
Rated 28 Apr 2018
64
78th
Still somehow ranks low on the list of bad German dates...
Rated 05 Aug 2017
71
60th
Unnecessarily long, but otherwise pretty suspenseful.
Rated 26 Nov 2017
42
47th
#17#, exp3, rw2, story, Teresa.P/7B4
Rated 11 Apr 2017
60
25th
One of the films I liked at Sundance. Probably wouldn't go out of my way to see it but an adequate Thriller.
Rated 01 Jul 2017
50
18th
good performance by Teresa Palmer; it's generally well executed (but with certain low moments), but it's way too long, quickly the movie gets really boring, so, it's quite a walk until it finally ends.
Rated 06 Apr 2018
30
8th
I was expecting something so spectacular with that plot that I only can say that it is disappointing. A very boring Thriller indeed, next thing after a boring Horror movie. It is not a supernatural Horror just in case you expected something like that as me.
Rated 13 Aug 2017
73
83rd
good movie
Rated 09 Jun 2018
95
92nd
Dark film. A bit unrealistic end although it couldn't end otherwise. Berlin is not that empty anymore by the way..
Rated 09 Jul 2020
65
62nd
A young woman traveling alone in Germany thinks she is having a romantic adventure but the relationship turns into a living nightmare. It really annoyed me that there was so much spoken German. They spent a too much time portraying the captor as a man living a normal life. For the first half of the movie I thought Teresa Palmer was Kristen Stewart. Her performance is somewhat memorable. I was unexpectedly entertained by this highly unusual mix of romance and horror.
Rated 09 Aug 2021
64
48th
Tight and intense, and Palmer delivers more than the poor man's KStew the plot needs to drag along, but in the end it never quite turns into the character drama this needs to be to eat up 2 hours.

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