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Side Effects

Emily Taylor’s husband Martin is a young businessman who, as the film opens, is soon to be released from prison after serving a few years for financial fraud. Overcome with stress, the mentally fragile Emily performs a quasi-suicide attempt and is put in the care of Dr. Jonathan Banks, a workaholic psychiatrist who convinces Emily to see him once a week for therapy.

Jonathan is intrigued enough by Emily’s story to seek counsel from her former therapist, Dr. Victoria Siebert. One night Emily commits a horrific act that she claims not to remember because she was taking the medication prescribed to her by Jonathan, leading to a very public legal battle that leads to Jonathan taking a major public blow to his reputation. This turn of events prompts the chastened doctor to look deeper into Emily’s past. Director: Steven Soderbergh. Cast: Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum, Jude Law, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Ann Dowd. Rated: R. Time: 1:45.