Side Effects Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

Last modified: Apr. 5, 2013

Side Effects

Release Date: Friday, February 8, 2013 Theaters

Director: Steven Soderbergh

Starring: Channing Tatum • Jude Law • Catherine Zeta-Jones • Rooney Mara • Vinessa Shaw

R Thriller N/A

3.43 / 5.0

56% WILL SEE 44% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: A provocative thriller about Emily and Martin (Rooney Mara and Channing Tatum), a successful New York couple whose world unravels when a new drug prescribed by Emily's psychiatrist (Jude Law) – intended to treat anxiety – has unexpected side effects.

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Who stars in Side Effects – Cast List

Channing Tatum
... Mr. Hawkins

Avengers: Doomsday, Project Artemis
Jude Law
... Psychiatrist

Side Effects, Eden
Catherine Zeta-Jones
... Dr. Erica Siebert

Side Effects, Red 2
Rooney Mara
... Emily Hawkins

The Social Network, Her
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Vinessa Shaw
The Wilderness, Big Miracle

Who is making Side Effects – Crew List

A look at Side Effects behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Steven Soderbergh last helmed Black Bag and Presence. The film's writer Scott Z. Burns last penned No Time to Die and The Report.

Director: Steven Soderbergh
Screenwriters: Scott Z. Burns
Steven Soderbergh
Producers: Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Scott Z. Burns
Greg Jacobs

Studios: Open Road Films
Production Company: Annapurna Pictures
Endgame Entertainment

Production – What we know about the Side Effects

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Jan 2013

Completed

Changed Side Effects movie production status. MPAA rating announced; assumed completed.

Jul 2012

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Apr 2012

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Jan 2012

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Shooting set for April 2012

Nov 2011

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in 'development hell.'

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for sexuality, nudity, violence and language
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: The Side Effects, The Bitter Pill
Language: English

Side Effects Trailers and Clips

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Side Effects Release Date: When was the film released?

Side Effects was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, February 8 , 2013. There were eight other movies released on the same date, including Identity Thief, Top Gun and The Playroom.