Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- disturbing
- lurid
- tense
- late night horror viewing
- dark thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a stylish but uneven medical horror thriller whose lurid premise outpaces its execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jake Gallo and the pathology interns organize after-hours contests to devise perfect murders.
The interns use pathology training, cadavers, and forensic expertise to conceal and perfect killings.
Ted is drawn into a privileged pathology program whose celebrated trainees maintain a secret murder culture.
The secluded pathology wing and cadaver-centered workspaces concentrate the film's threat and grotesque imagery.
Films like Pathology, and why
The Dead Zone
shared medical setting, graphic crime, and psychologically escalating killer-game premise
The Rules of Attraction
shared privileged young adults, competitive murder games, and stylish thriller tension
The Bone Collector
shared macabre forensic atmosphere, criminal investigation, and disturbing body-focused imagery
Movie Details
- Director
- Marc Schölermann
- Release Date
- 2008-04-11
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (535)
Cast
- Milo Ventimiglia
- Alyssa Milano
- Michael Weston
- Lauren Lee Smith
- Johnny Whitworth
- John de Lancie
- Meiling Melançon
- Keir O'Donnell
- Buddy Lewis
- Dan Callahan
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- ScreenPix Apple TV channel, ScreenPix Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Pathology about?
- An ambitious pathology resident is seduced into an elite fraternity’s deadly contest to engineer the perfect murder.
- What is Pathology like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Pathology as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Pathology violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Pathology as graphic.
- What did critics think of Pathology?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a stylish but uneven medical horror thriller whose lurid premise outpaces its execution.
- Which films are like Pathology?
- Films with a similar feel include The Dead Zone, The Rules of Attraction, and The Bone Collector.
- How long is Pathology?
- Pathology runs 95 minutes.
- Where can I watch Pathology?
- In United States, Pathology streams on ScreenPix Apple TV channel, ScreenPix Amazon Channel .
