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Side Effect
“Confide in Me”
58%
Movie
1h 33m
AI Analysis
Side Effect (2020) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Side Effect (2020) — a movie tagged as Horror and Thriller with dark and tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: A traumatic experience leads to a break-up between a young married couple. In a desperate attempt to save their marriage, Andrey, the husband, seeks help from a psychic named Mara. His only wish is to make his wife Olga forget the past. Mara's magic works, but the second honeymoon soon turns into a living nightmare.… Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~93 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Side Effect 58% (81 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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Side Effect suits viewers who want a dark and tense film — check the trailer and reviews before committing a full evening.
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from 81 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A traumatic experience leads to a break-up between a young married couple. In a desperate attempt to save their marriage, Andrey, the husband, seeks help from a psychic named Mara. His only wish is to make his wife Olga forget the past. Mara's magic works, but the second honeymoon soon turns into a living nightmare... Andrey gradually recognizes that he is dealing with a powerful evil that possesses his wife, and the price of the psychic's service is Olga’s life.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2020-11-05
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- TMDB rating
- 5.8
- TMDB ID
- 728552
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What is Side Effect about?
A traumatic experience leads to a break-up between a young married couple. In a desperate attempt to save their marriage, Andrey, the husband, seeks help from a psychic named Mara. His only wish is... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Side Effect?
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How long is the movie Side Effect?
The official runtime for Side Effect is approximately 93 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Semen Serzin
Andrey

Marina Vasilyeva
Olya

Aleksandra Revenko
Witch/Mara

Anatoli Zhuravlyov
Old Man

Mariya Abramova
Little Mara

Mariya Karpova
Nina

Stepan Devonin
Kirill

Sergey Cherdantsev
Burglar
- D
Dmitry Belysh
Burglar 2
- A
Alexander Firsanov
Burglar 3

Natalya Dedeyko
Mara's Mother

Ivan Dergachev
Mara's Father

Nikita Tezov
Detective

Aleksandr Filatov
Priest

Lyubov Firsova
Museum Worker
- G
Gleb Motorin
Tall Witch

Konstantin Gvozdkov
Old Man (as a young man)

Ilya Gavrilenkov
Museum Guard
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