Overview
A washed-up author faces his greatest challenge yet: deprogramming a young woman from a dangerous cult.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- offbeat
- caustic
- eerie
- late night
- indie thriller night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Faults as a sharply written, unusually funny psychological cult thriller whose outstanding cast sustains its unsettling exploration of manipulation and brainwashing.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The off-kilter jokes persist while the deprogramming assignment becomes increasingly sinister.
The central assignment concerns cult control, brainwashing, and competing attempts to direct Claire's behavior.
After an unexpected turn, the story concentrates in a restricted space where motives and identities become difficult to assess.
Ansel is a broke, washed-up author forced to rely on his former expertise in mind control.
Films like Faults, and why
The Invitation
shared off-kilter black comedy, psychological manipulation, and escalating uncertainty
The One I Love
shared single-location psychological tension, unreliable appearances, and darkly comic discomfort
Martha Marcy May Marlene
shared cult dynamics, coercive control, and unsettling genre ambiguity
Cheap Thrills
shared caustic humor, desperate protagonists, and sharply observed dysfunctional relationships
Movie Details
- Director
- Riley Stearns
- Release Date
- 2014-03-06
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (265)
Cast
- Leland Orser
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead
- Chris Ellis
- Jon Gries
- Lance Reddick
- Beth Grant
- Cruz Flores
- AJ Bowen
- Nicholas Tucci
- Suzan Averitt
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Faults about?
- A broke former mind-control author enters a bizarre deprogramming job that turns psychological expertise into a dangerous contest of manipulation.
- What is Faults like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Faults as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Faults violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Faults as mild.
- What did critics think of Faults?
- Critics broadly praised Faults as a sharply written, unusually funny psychological cult thriller whose outstanding cast sustains its unsettling exploration of manipulation and brainwashing.
- Which films are like Faults?
- Films with a similar feel include The Invitation, The One I Love, Martha Marcy May Marlene, and Cheap Thrills.
- How long is Faults?
- Faults runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch Faults?
- In United States, Faults streams on fuboTV.
