# Anesthesia (2016)

> A wounded philosophy professor's nighttime mugging exposes a web of addiction, secrecy, loneliness, and fragile human connection across New York City.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/164480

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Director: Tim Blake Nelson
- Cast: Glenn Close, K. Todd Freeman, Jessica Hecht, Gretchen Mol, Tim Blake Nelson, Gloria Reuben, Kristen Stewart, Corey Stoll
- TMDB rating: 5.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3317208/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: angry, melancholic, intimate, serious movie night, indie drama evening

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