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A Dangerous Method

Rated R for sexual content and brief language.

R In Theaters 11/23/2011 , 99min.
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Plot & Details

Seduced by the challenge of an impossible case, the driven Dr. Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender) takes the unbalanced yet beautiful Sabina Spielrein (Keira Knightley) as his patient in 'A Dangerous Method'. Jung's weapon is the method of his master, the renowned Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen). Both men fall under Sabina's spell.
  • MPAA Rating: R
  • Genre(s): Drama
  • Run Time: 99min.
  • Theatrical Release Date: 11/23/2011
  • DVD Release Date: 03/27/2012
  • Distributor(s): Sony Pictures Classics
  • Director(s): David Cronenberg
  • Starring: Keira Knightley , Viggo Mortensen , Michael Fassbender , Vincent Cassel , Sarah Gadon
  • Themes: Feuds,Mentors,Doctors and Patients,Mental Illness,Therapy
  • Tone: Cerebral,Literate,Sexual,Talky
  • Keywords: mentor,mistress,patient [medical],psychoanalysis
  • Country of Origin: USA - Limited (11-23-2011)
  • Language: English

Awards

Golden Globes

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2011 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Viggo Mortensen Nominated

Toronto International Film Festival

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2011 Toronto International Film Festival Film Presented Nominated