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After a car crash, criminal psychologist Dr. Miranda Grey regains consciousness only to find that she's a patient in the same mental institution that currently employs her. She's been accused of murdering her husband Dr. Douglas Grey — but she has no memory of committing the crime. As she tries to regain her memory and convince her co-worker, Dr. Pete Graham, of her innocence, a vengeful spirit uses her as an earthly pawn, which further convinces everyone of her guilt.
2003 · Directed by Mathieu Kassovitz · 98 min · Horror · Mystery · Thriller · Screenplay in the scene database · 15 frames
Tagline
Because someone is dead doesn't mean they're gone.
Plot
Dr. Miranda Grey, a psychiatrist at Woodward Penitentiary in rural western Connecticut, crashes her car one night on a country road to avoid hitting a young woman. When she awakens, she finds herself an inmate of the women's ward in which she works, receiving treatment from her colleague, Dr. Pete Graham. Pete reveals that her husband, Douglas, has been the victim of a brutal axe murder, and she is the sole suspect. As Miranda attempts to adjust to life as an inmate, she is haunted by visions of the young woman she saw the night of the car accident, and is attacked by her apparition; the woman carves the phrase "Not Alone" into Miranda's arm, though hospital staff presume she is self-harming.
Miranda bonds with fellow inmate Chloe Sava, whom she treated before her incarceration. One night, she witnesses Chloe being raped and glimpses a tattoo of an Anima Sola on the perpetrator's chest, though the guards do not believe her. As time passes, she regains memories of the car accident. She identifies the mysterious woman as Rachel, the daughter of her superior, Dr. Phil Parsons, who had died in an apparent suicide several years prior. Late one night, Miranda is attacked by Rachel's ghost and escapes the hospital. She returns to her home and observes the crime scene. This triggers vivid memories of Miranda committing Douglas's murder.
Miranda visits Douglas' rural farmhouse in Rhode Island, hoping it will contain clues. In a cellar in the barn, she finds a blood-stained mattress, along with sedatives, restraints, and video recording equipment. One of the tapes is revealed to be a snuff film shot by Douglas, which shows him raping, torturing, and murdering a young woman. Police arrive, arresting Miranda and finding one of Douglas's victims, Tracey Seaver, still alive in the barn. Miranda realizes that Rachel possessed her to carry out the act and avenge Rachel's own murder by Douglas.
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Crew
- Written by: Sebastian Gutierrez
- Cinematography: Matthew Libatique
- Edited by: Yannick Kergoat
- Music: John Ottman
- Production design: Graham "Grace" Walker
- Produced by: Susan Downey, Joel Silver, Robert Zemeckis, L. Levin
Cast
- Halle Berry as Miranda Grey
- Robert Downey Jr. as Pete Graham
- Charles S. Dutton as Douglas Grey
- John Carroll Lynch as Sheriff Ryan
- Bernard Hill as Phil Parsons
- Penélope Cruz as Chloe Sava
- Dorian Harewood as Teddy Howard
- Bronwen Mantel as Irene
- Kathleen Mackey as Rachel Parsons
- Matthew G. Taylor as Turlington
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Dark Castle Entertainment
- Budget: $40,000,000
- Box office: $141,591,324
- Themes: rape, insanity, married couple, car crash, paranormal, confusion, murder, psychiatric hospital, memory loss, mental institution
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