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The Guilty

R

Released Sep 24, 2021

1h 31m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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The film takes place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center. Call operator Joe Baylor (Jake Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave danger-but he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems, and facing the truth is the only way out.

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Critics Consensus

The Guilty is another Americanized remake overshadowed by the original, but its premise is still sturdy enough to support a tense, well-acted thriller.

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Audience Says

Jake Gyllenhaal is great -- but not great enough to carry The Guilty through its frustratingly static story.

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Wenlei Ma

News.com.au

Does just enough to keep you engaged but nothing more.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 2, 2021

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Matthew Monagle

Austin Chronicle

Gyllenhaal works hard to make Baylor a more conflicted character. Yet in humanizing him the film also reduces an institutional failing into an individual one.

Rated: 2.5/5

Oct 15, 2021

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Linda Marric

The Jewish Chronicle

Gyllenhaal's best performance since his phenomenal turn in Nightcrawler. The adaption itself does however fail to make a convincing argument for its existence.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 8, 2021

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Amy Smith

InSession Film

Jake Gyllenhaal continues to show that he is one of the best actors working in the industry right now, and even with the tonal issues and the blunders at the end, there is plenty of things to enjoy and to keep yourself invested for a short runtime.

Rated: B

Mar 1, 2024

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Dallas King

Flick Feast

Fans of the original will feel like they have been put on hold listening to the same piece of music on a 90 minute loop but for new audiences, this is an edge-of-your-seat thriller than you won’t want to hang up on.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 12, 2022

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

{Gyllenhaal's} unhinged turn that you can practically see mentally come apart at the seams. It’s one of his best.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 9, 2022

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Thomas S

I couldn't understand much of the dialog so I did jot know what was going on with any precision.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/25/21

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Johannes S

Gyllenhaal's acting is great as well as the voice acting from the cast. You just can't really follow what's happening and the office space feels confining after some time.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/20/24

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Connor S

Leaving your home theater/setup, you leave slightly more enlightened even after a sweat-athon from your seat edge.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/10/24

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Tong W

I liked how you could feel so much stress and anxiety when the story was completely told through dialogue basically. It really keeps you invested and Jake Gyllenghaal does a grreat job in this movie!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/28/24

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Audience Member

Powerful performance by Jake Gyllenhaal, his acting ability is 2nd to none and it’s crazy he has no Oscar… yet. Also kudos to the voice actors here, everyone was amazing. That along with this script equates to about 90 mins of anxiety inducing plot that makes you imagine everything going on, story telling at its finest. I do think it’s like 10-15 mins too long but that’s really the only problem I had.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/26/24

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Sedale S

Powerful performance by Jake Gyllenhaal, his acting ability is 2nd to none and it’s crazy he has no Oscar… yet. Also kudos to the voice actors here, everyone was amazing. That along with this script equates to about 90 mins of anxiety inducing plot that makes you imagine everything going on, story telling at its finest. I do think it’s like 10-15 mins too long but that’s really the only problem I had.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/26/24

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Antoine Fuqua

Director

Jake Gyllenhaal

Joe Baylor

Ethan Hawke

Sgt. Bill Miller

Riley Keough

Emily Lighton

Paul Dano

Matthew Fontenot

Peter Sarsgaard

Henry Fisher

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Synopsis

The film takes place over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center. Call operator Joe Baylor (Jake Gyllenhaal) tries to save a caller in grave danger-but he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems, and facing the truth is the only way out.

Director: Antoine Fuqua
Producer: Antoine Fuqua, Scott Greenberg, Jake Gyllenhaal, David Haring, David Litvak, Michel Litvak, Riva Marker, Svetlana Metkina, Kat Samick, Gary Michael Walters
Screenwriter: Nic Pizzolatto
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Nine Stories Productions, Amet Entertainment, Fuqua Films, Bold Films
Rating: R (Language Throughout)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 24, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2021
Runtime: 1h 31m

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