Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- eerie
- paranoid
- disturbing
- late night horror viewing
- socially conscious horror marathon
What critics said
Critics found the film ambitious in combining psychological horror with a social critique, while considering its execution uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Christine's fashion career connects the supernatural mystery to garment-worker abuse and global labor exploitation.
Diana uses Filipino traditional healing practices to interpret Christine's illness and uncover its cause.
Christine's mysterious symptoms and disturbed recollections make her experience difficult to interpret literally.
Christine's illness strains her marriage to Felix while the household gradually becomes a site of revelation and horror.
Films like Nocebo, and why
The Wailing
socially conscious psychological horror and exploitative labor critique
A Dark Song
supernatural mystery, family unease, and culturally rooted folk horror
The Lodge
psychological dread, domestic unraveling, and disturbing social subtext
Movie Details
- Director
- Lorcan Finnegan
- Release Date
- 2022-11-03
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (225)
Cast
- Eva Green
- Mark Strong
- Chai Fonacier
- Billie Gadsdon
- Sariah Reyes-Themistocleous
- Anthony Falcon
- Cathy Belton
- Angie Ferro
- Carla Martinez
- Angelo Paragoso
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV 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 Nocebo about?
- A fashion designer’s inexplicable illness becomes a portal into folk healing, buried guilt, and the human cost of global exploitation.
- What is Nocebo like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Nocebo as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Nocebo violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Nocebo as moderate.
- What did critics think of Nocebo?
- Critics found the film ambitious in combining psychological horror with a social critique, while considering its execution uneven.
- Which films are like Nocebo?
- Films with a similar feel include The Wailing, A Dark Song, and The Lodge.
- How long is Nocebo?
- Nocebo runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch Nocebo?
- In United States, Nocebo streams on Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel.
