The Life of David Gale

Name: The Life of David Gale
Released: 2003-2-21
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Kate Winslet, Laura Linney, Gabriel Mann, Matt Craven

R
2h 10m
2003

19%

age 17+

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Academy Award® winner Kevin Spacey (American Beauty) stars with Oscar® nominee Kate Winslet (Titanic) in a powerfully gripping, edge-of-your-seat thriller hailed as "provocative" (ABC-TV). An electrifying suspenseful journey into deadly conspiracy and murderous deception begins when a respected professor who may - or may not - be guilty is charged with a brutal crime. The Life of David Gale is a brilliantly unpredictable thriller, which builds relentlessly to a shocking final twist guaranteed to blow you away!

Director:

Alan Parker

Producer:

Writer:

Charles Randolph

Cast:

Kevin Spacey, Kate Winslet, Laura Linney, Gabriel Mann, Matt Craven, Leon Rippy, Rhona Mitra

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

19%

Critics Consensus: Instead of offering a convincing argument against the death penalty, this implausible, convoluted thriller pounds the viewer over the head with its message.

Reviews

Junkee

Glenn Dunks

...one of the most offensively cheap and concocted 'twist' endings of all time

June 22, 2017

FULL REVIEW

EmanuelLevy.Com

Emanuel Levy

June 22, 2017

Common Sense Media

Nell Minow

An overripe melodrama -- a time waster.

Manages to offend the same people it seeks to defend with the most ridiculous and nonsensical endi...

Common Sense Media

age 17+

Common Sense Says

An overripe melodrama -- a time waster.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this movie includes very mature material. There are sexual references and explicit sexual situations, including rape charges. A student offers a teacher sex for a passing grade (he declines). There is also non-sexual nudity and footage that may show a murder. Characters use strong language and one abuses alcohol, ultimately becoming an alcoholic. The movie also features suicide in what could be seen as an approving manner.