Chained for Life (2019 film)

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{{Infobox film

| name = Chained for Life

| image = ChainedForLife_2019_North_American_Poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = North American theatrical release poster

| director = Aaron Schimberg

| producer = {{Plainlist|

  • Daniel Patrick Carbone
  • Vanessa McDonnell
  • Matthew Petock
  • Jane Schoenbrun
  • Zachary Shedd

}}

| writer = Aaron Schimberg

| starring = {{Plainlist|

}}

| music = C. Spencer Yeh

| cinematography = Adam J. Minnick

| editing = Sofi Marshall

| studio = Flies Collective
Grand Motel Films
The Eyeslicer

| distributor = Kino Lorber

| released = {{Film date|2019|09|11}}

| runtime = 91 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross = $17,431{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1292600833/weekend/|title=Chained for Life|website=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=January 10, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Chained-for-Life#tab=summary|title=Chained for Life|website=The Numbers|accessdate=January 10, 2020}}

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Chained for Life is a 2019 American drama film written and directed by Aaron Schimberg.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/10/movies/chained-for-life-review.html |title='Chained for Life' Review: Truths Seen and Unseen |work=The New York Times|date=10 September 2019 |accessdate=September 30, 2019|last1=Kenigsberg |first1=Ben }}

Premise

A beautiful actress struggles to connect with her disfigured co-star on the set of a European auteur's English-language debut.

Cast

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Chained for Life holds an List of films with a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on {{RT data|count}} reviews. Its consensus reads, "Darkly funny and impressively ambitious, Chained for Life is as unpredictable as it is original."{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/chained_for_life_2018|title=Chained for Life|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date={{RT data|access date|df=dmy}}}} On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 79 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/chained-for-life/critic-reviews|title=Chained for Life reviews|publisher=CBS Interactive |work=Metacritic|accessdate=21 November 2019}}

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