The Good Nurse
Synopsis
The true story of the pursuit and capture of Charles Cullen, one of the most prolific serial killers in history who is suspected of murdering up to 400 patients during his 16-year career as a nurse, earning him the title "The Angel of Death". Cullen was a married father who was thought to be a responsible caretaker before he was implicated for the deaths of as many as 300 patients over 16 years, spread across 9 hospitals in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Production Budget Analysis
The production budget for The Good Nurse (2022) has not been publicly disclosed.
CAST: Jessica Chastain, Eddie Redmayne, Nnamdi Asomugha, Kim Dickens, Malik Yoba, Alix West Lefler DIRECTOR: Tobias Lindholm CINEMATOGRAPHY: Jody Lee Lipes MUSIC: Biosphere, Clint Mansell PRODUCTION: Protozoa Pictures, FilmNation Entertainment
Box Office Performance
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Profitability Assessment
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INDUSTRY IMPACT
PRODUCTION NOTES
▸ Production
The film was announced in November 2016, with Tobias Lindholm set to direct and Krysty Wilson-Cairns writing the screenplay adapting Charles Graeber's 2013 non-fiction book The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder. Lionsgate was initially set to distribute. In August 2018, Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne entered negotiations to star in the film.
No further development on the film was announced until February 2020. Chastain and Redmayne were confirmed to star, with Lionsgate no longer involved. Netflix entered negotiations to buy the film's worldwide distribution rights for $25 million.
In March 2021, Nnamdi Asomugha was added to the cast, with Noah Emmerich and Kim Dickens joining in April.
Filming began on April 12, 2021, in Stamford, Connecticut.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Summary: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award3 wins & 8 nominations total
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CRITICAL RECEPTION
Filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg praised the film, calling it "an accomplished, rigorous and gripping experience."
The Good Nurse was the most-viewed film on Netflix on October 27, 2022, the day after its release. In its first week, it debuted at number one on Netflix's Top 10 with 68.31 million viewing hours with it being Top 10 in 93 countries. The next week, it dropped to second, behind Enola Holmes 2, having received 36.78 million viewing hours.
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