Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- witty
- grotesque
- surreal
- late night viewing
- cult movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an off-kilter, stylish black comedy elevated by Ryan Reynolds's committed performance, though its grisly eccentricity produced mixed overall reactions.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jerry's chipper demeanor and office routines are juxtaposed with grisly killings and sinister impulses.
Jerry's talking cat and dog embody opposing impulses while he struggles with psychiatric illness.
Jerry works at a bathtub factory, where repetitive labor and social isolation frame his pursuit of normalcy.
The film's stylish, colorful presentation counterbalances its grisly crime and horror elements.
Films like The Voices, and why
Psycho
shares grotesque black comedy, a psychologically unstable protagonist, and crime-horror satire
Dexter
shares serial-killer subject matter, darkly comic tone, and a protagonist divided between normalcy and violence
Dr. Dolittle
shares surreal talking-animal comedy, mental illness themes, and an unstable perception of reality
Greener Grass
shares stylish offbeat horror, macabre humor, and an alienated outsider protagonist
Movie Details
- Director
- Marjane Satrapi
- Release Date
- 2014-01-19
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (1963)
Cast
- Ryan Reynolds
- Gemma Arterton
- Anna Kendrick
- Jacki Weaver
- Ella Smith
- Paul Chahidi
- Stanley Townsend
- Adi Shankar
- Sam Spruell
- Valerie Koch
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Peacock Premium, Philo, Peacock Premium Plus, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel
- 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 The Voices about?
- A lonely bathtub-factory worker receives conflicting advice from his talking pets as a failed romance draws him into murderous black comedy.
- What is The Voices like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Voices as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Voices violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Voices as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Voices?
- Critics broadly found the film an off-kilter, stylish black comedy elevated by Ryan Reynolds's committed performance, though its grisly eccentricity produced mixed overall reactions.
- Which films are like The Voices?
- Films with a similar feel include Psycho, Dexter, Dr. Dolittle, and Greener Grass.
- How long is The Voices?
- The Voices runs 104 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Voices?
- In United States, The Voices streams on Peacock Premium, Philo, Peacock Premium Plus, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel.
