Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- harrowing
- claustrophobic
- paranoid
- late night horror viewing
- extreme horror marathon
What critics said
Critics and audiences broadly regarded the film as a weak, exploitative horror thriller despite Tabrett Bethell's recognition for her lead performance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Beth awakens to discover that her unborn baby has been surgically removed, making reproductive violation the film's central source of terror.
The protagonist is confined in an isolated clinic while traveling through the Australian countryside, far from reliable assistance.
The clinic setting conceals the removal and trafficking threat involving Beth's child, turning medical care into a mechanism of criminal control.
Beth's escalating actions are organized around recovering her abducted baby and resisting those who control her.
Films like The Clinic, and why
Inside
isolated rural setting, pregnancy-centered terror, and graphic psychological horror
The Loved Ones
female-led survival horror involving captivity, bodily threat, and relentless suspense
The Vanishing
abduction mystery, claustrophobic confinement, and grim crime-thriller tension
Movie Details
- Director
- James Rabbitts
- Release Date
- 2010-10-10
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (157)
Cast
- Andy Whitfield
- Tabrett Bethell
- Freya Stafford
- Clare Bowen
- Sophie Lowe
- Boris Brkic
- Marshall Napier
- Elizabeth Alexander
- Adrienne Pickering
- Marcel Bracks
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Bloodstream
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Clinic about?
- A pregnant traveler wakes in an isolated clinic after her baby is taken, forcing her into a brutal fight against hidden criminal forces.
- What is The Clinic like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Clinic as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Clinic violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Clinic as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Clinic?
- Critics and audiences broadly regarded the film as a weak, exploitative horror thriller despite Tabrett Bethell's recognition for her lead performance.
- Which films are like The Clinic?
- Films with a similar feel include Inside, The Loved Ones, and The Vanishing.
- How long is The Clinic?
- The Clinic runs 94 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Clinic?
- In United States, The Clinic streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Bloodstream.
