Aimee Walker
Netflix viewers have been left feeling ‘sick to their stomach’ while watching one of its chilling true crime dramas.
The streaming platform has plenty of true story films and TV shows, however, few of these have left viewers truly disturbed.
But one of its most recent, which stars Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne, has certainly got people talking.
Watch the chilling true crime drama’s trailer in the clip below…
The Good Nurse (2022) follows nurse Amy Loughren (Chastain) as she comes to the horrifying realisation that one of her colleagues is responsible for the murders of dozens of patients over a period of sixteen years.
The film is based on the 2013 book ‘The Good Nurse: A True Story Of Medicine, Madness, and Murder’ by Charles Graeber.
The novel is a true crime novel which details the crimes of Charles Cullen, 63, a former nurse and convicted serial killer.
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For 16 years, Cullen worked at hospitals in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
This came to an end in December 2003 when he confessed to killing 29 patients by administering drug overdoses.
At the time, it prompted many people to question the system and how Cullen managed to keep practising despite people repeatedly dying in unexpected circumstances under his care.
The Good Nurse is a film by Danish screenwriter Tobias Lindholm, whose previous credits include the 2015 Oscar-nominated movie A War.
The true crime drama has an audience score of 76% on Rotten Tomatoes, with much praise going towards its casting.
Over on Reddit, many viewers have discussed The Good Nurse and said it was a ‘tough’ watch.
One person pens: “Chastain was incredible in this.
“I felt sick to my stomach when she comes out to find him hanging out with her kids. That scene was soooo well acted, the emotions portrayed were amazing
“I really was enthralled by this movie.”
A second says: “The acting was incredible for a Netflix film.
“Eddie was absolutely stunning in his portrayal. I felt for him and was scared of him at the same time. Jessica is just an organically magnificent actress.
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“Weird seeing them together because they look so eerily alike haha but I’m glad they did a movie together.”
While a third viewer writes: “Master class of acting all around. Even the minor characters were perfectly cast. Great film!”
“It’s tough to sit through, but if you’re up for it, I think it delivers a very sad, scary, effective story,” somebody else comments.
A fifth person says: “It’s tough to sit through, but if you’re up for it, I think it delivers a very sad, scary, effective story.”
The Good Nurse is now available to stream on Netflix.
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